Those who work in bioethics and the medical humanities come from many different backgrounds: health care, philosophy, law, social sciences, religious studies, and more. The work they do also varies widely. Writing as a participant in this developing field, Judith Andre offers a model to unify its diversity. Using the term ""bioethics"" broadly, to include all the medical humanities, she articulates ideals for the field, identifies its temptations and moral pitfalls, and argues for the central importance of certain virtues.

About the Author
Judith Andre is a professor at the Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences and in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University.

Reviews
"Perhaps the best contribution to understanding the work of bioethics and bioethicists to date. Andre shows us frontline bioethics.... A snapshot of a field at the crossroads of a Hamlet-like adolescence." - Mark Kuczewski, Hastings Center Report"



Book Information
ISBN 9780807855836
Author Judith Andre
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint The University of North Carolina Press
Publisher The University of North Carolina Press
Weight(grams) 301g