TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cowley,Christopher
TI  - Medical ethics, ordinary concepts and ordinary lives
SN  - 0230506909
AV  - R724 .C8236 2008
U1  - 174.2 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Medical ethics
KW  - Bioethical Issues
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-200) and index; Acknowledgements --; Introduction --; pt. 1. A; critique of mainstream medical ethics --; 1; Technical language and ordinary language --; Fearless thinkers and monstrous thoughts --; Standing behind one's words --; Conceptual revision --; 2; Ways of seeing --; The; vegetarian and the carnivore --; Conscientious objection --; The; limits to a philosopher's authority --; pt. 2; Matters of birth and life --; 3. The; place of pregnancy and birth in human lives --; Creation and flesh --; The; problem with descriptions --; Learning to love --; 4. The; clash of perspectives --; Individuals and uniqueness --; Responses to Warnock, Harris and Glover --; The; paradox of non-directive counselling --; Resource allocation and the clash of perspectives --; 5. The; abortion debates --; Arbitrariness and potential --; Women and mothers --; Attitudes to life --; Proximity and authority --; 6. The; shape of a life --; Dialogue --; Momentous decisions --; The; change in the person --; Old age as the last chapter in the story --; pt. 3; Matters of life and death --; 7. The; problem of suicide --; Horror and pity --; Diane Pretty --; The; ethics of palliative care --; 8; Making sense of dementia --; The; problem of personal identity --; Fear, pity and mockery --; 9; Human bodies --; The; Alder Hey scandal --; The; post mortem --; 10. The; euthanasia debates --; Futility, best interests and arbitrariness --; Implications of Keown's position --; The; symbolic and the regulatory role of the law --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
N2  - "Mainstream philosophical discussions of ethics usually involve either a search for a problem-solving theory (such as utilitarianism), or an exploration of ontological status (of things like obligations or reasons). This book will argue that such efforts are often misplaced. Instead, the proper starting point should always be the actual words and deeds of ordinary people in ordinary disagreements; for the ethical concepts in play can only derive their full meaning within the context of ordinary human lives. This will require a better understanding of the 'ordinary', and of what it means to lead a life."--Publisher description
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2007052501-b.html
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