Empirical bioethics : theoretical and practical perspectives [electronic resource]
by Jonathan Ives, Michael Dunn and Alan Cribb.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- 1 online resource (267 p.)
Table of contents: Chapter 1. Theoretical perspectives : an introduction Chapter 2. Empirical bioethics and the fact/value distinction Chapter 3. Metaethics, relativism, and empirical bioethics Chapter 4. Empirical bioethics and the role of the professional ethicist in policy making : politics, authority, and expertise Chapter 5. Evidence, epistemology, and empirical bioethics Chapter 6. Friends, foes, flatmates : on the relationship between law and (empirical) bioethics Chapter 7. Embracing diversity in empirical bioethics Chapter 8. Practical perspectives : an introduction Chapter 9. Moral improvement through interactive research : a practice example of dialogical empirical bioethics Chapter 10. Reflective equilibrium as a normative empirical model : the case of Ashley X. Chapter 11. Theory and practice of democratic deliberation in bioethics research Chapter 12. Feminist empirical bioethics Chapter 13. Lessons from experience : establishing and running interdisciplinary mixed method bioethics research Chapter 14. Publishing research in empirical bioethics : quality, disciplines, and expertise
Includes index.
This volume brings together key researchers in empirical bioethics, presenting a range of theoretical and practical perspectives on methodology.