Bücher der Reihe Reflective Bioethics

This text examines the many ways that narrative methods of analysis and interpretation are transforming the work of medicine and ethics. This edited collection provides conceptual foundations, guidelines and theory central to narrative ethics.

The question of how societies respond to our bodies' ills is one which has had tremendous hold on contemporary imaginations. This reader includes selections by the best thinkers in the ethics of health care, bioethics and philosophy of health care.

Drawing on the work of writers such as Wittgenstein, Walker Percy, Paul Auster and Graham Greene, this book brings to the bioethical discussion larger philosophical questions about the sense and significance of human life.

Narratives have always played a prominent role in both bioethics and medicine. What kind of ethical work can stories do and what are the limits to this work? The essays in this volume offer reflections on the relationship between narratives and ethics.

The Fiction of Bioethics suggests that literary theory is a crucial component in the complete understanding of bioethics. It distills the idea that bioethicists study real-life cases, while philosophers contemplate fictional accounts.

The question of physician assisted suicide is not a simple matter. This cross-disciplinary collection of essays, offering views from a range of disciplines, including bioethics, law, medicine, and religion, draws attention to the variety of questions posed.

Duty and Healing positions ethical issues commonly encountered in clinical situations within Jewish law. It looks at the role of the family, the question of informed consent and the responsibilities of caretakers.

These new essays offer insightful reflections on the relationship between narratives and ethics.

This offers an incisive look at the doctor's shifting roles and responsibilities in our rapidly changing health care system.