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Moral Conflicts of Organ Retrieval
A Case for Constructive Pluralism
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English
Published/Copyright:
2005
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This book addresses ethical conflicts arising from saving the lives of patients who need a transplant while treating living and dead donors, organ sellers, animals, and embryos with proper moral regard. Our challenge is to develop a better world in the light of debatable values and uncertain consequences.
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Charles Hinkley teaches philosophy at Texas State University–San Marcos, Texas in the United States. He took the MA in philosophy from Bowling Green State University and the PhD in the medical humanities from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas. His current research interests include the sources of moral disagreement, preventive medicine, and moral psychology. Along with his research interests, Dr. Hinkley is committed to increasing his anti-war efforts and his support for those suffering from mental illness.
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eBook published on:
January 1, 2005
eBook ISBN:
9789401201780
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Main content:
209
eBook ISBN:
9789401201780
Keywords for this book
regulative; regulative principal; residue; residu; transplant; transplantation; weighing options; deliberate; deliberation; wellness; dilemma; dilemmas; ethics; ethical; unethical; moral metaphor; moral; morality; immoral; preventive; medicine; regulative principle; xenografts; xenograft
