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Identified versus statistical lives : an interdisciplinary perspective /

Human beings show a greater inclination to assist (and avoid harming) persons and groups identified as those at high risk of great harm than to assist (and avoid harming) persons and groups who will suffer (or already suffer) similar harm but are not identified (as yet). The problem touches almost e...

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Other Authors: Cohen, I. Glenn (Editor), Daniels, Norman, 1942- (Editor), Eyal, Nir M. (Nir Morechay), 1970- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Series:Population-level bioethics series.
Subjects:
Health care rationing > Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical care, Cost of.
Medical policy.
Empathy.
Nurturing behavior.
Health Care Rationing > ethics
Empathy
Health Policy
Health Care Costs
Soins médicaux > Coût.
Politique sanitaire.
Empathie.
empathy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Nurturing behavior
Health care rationing > Moral and ethical aspects
Medical care, Cost of
Medical policy
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Human beings show a greater inclination to assist (and avoid harming) persons and groups identified as those at high risk of great harm than to assist (and avoid harming) persons and groups who will suffer (or already suffer) similar harm but are not identified (as yet). The problem touches almost every aspect of human life and politics: health, the environment, the law. This volume is the first book to tackle the effect from all necessary perspectives.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 227 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190217495
0190217499
9780190217488
0190217480