​The goal of this open access book is to develop an approach to clinical health care ethics that is more accessible to, and usable by, health professionals th

Clinical research requires that some people be used and possibly harmed for the benefit of others. What justifies such use of people? This book provides an in-d

In a reassessment of the meaning of life and death, a noted philosopher offers a new definition for life that contrasts a world dependent on biological maintena

Informed consent is a central topic in contemporary biomedical ethics. Yet attempts to set defensible and feasible standards for consenting have led to persiste

The last several years have seen a sharpening of debate in the United States regarding the problem of steadily increasing medical expenditures, as well as infla