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The biological foundations of bioethics /

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Much recent work on the ethics of new biomedical technologies is committed to hidden, contestable views about the nature of biological reality. This selection of essays by Tim Lewens explores and scrutinises these biological foundations, and includes work on human enhancement, synthetic biology, and...

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Main Author: Lewens, Tim (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Bioethics.
Medical ethics.
Bioethical Issues
Ethics, Medical
Biological Phenomena
Éthique médicale.
Bioéthique.
MEDICAL > Ethics.
Bioethics
Medical ethics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Much recent work on the ethics of new biomedical technologies is committed to hidden, contestable views about the nature of biological reality. This selection of essays by Tim Lewens explores and scrutinises these biological foundations, and includes work on human enhancement, synthetic biology, and justice in healthcare decision-making.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191021275
019102127X
1336015489
9781336015487
0198712650
9780198712657
9780191781001
0191781002