CAHSS Faculty Articles
The Cambridge Medical Ethics Workbook: Case Studies, Commentaries and Activities
Publication Title
Metapsychology Online Reviews
ISSN
1931-5716
Publication Date
9-1-2001
Abstract
Excerpt
The Cambridge Medical Ethics Workbook is an introductory text for students new to the field. As a teacher in this field for nearly twenty years, I have examined many books with an eye toward their possible use in a university course. The Cambridge
Medical Ethics Workbook is admirably different than most. Two kinds of textbooks dominate the field of medical ethics. The first type includes anthologies that gather together a number of articles on an array of topics written by professionals in the field (usually philosophers, lawyers, or physicians) usually
prefaced with an introductory chapter by the editor(s) who outline for readers the various approaches to philosophical ethics that have dominated the field in the modern era (deontological approaches, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, the ethics of care). The second type includes those that are authored by one expert (or two or three) that presents his or her (or their) own take on the issues.
Volume
5
Issue
42
NSUWorks Citation
Mulvey, B. (2001). The Cambridge Medical Ethics Workbook: Case Studies, Commentaries and Activities. Metapsychology Online Reviews, 5 (42) Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_facarticles/731