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Bioethics Subject Guide
Bioethics Subject Guide


 
 

Texts


General Bioethics Texts

 
Kerridge I., Lowe, M. and McPhee, J. (2005). Ethics and Law for the Health Professions  (2nd ed). Annandale, NSW: Federation Press.
MB 174.2/239 F, G, H, J
Campbell, A.V., Charlesworth, M., Jones, G., & Gillett, G.R.(2005). Medical Ethics (4th ed). Melbourne, Vic: Oxford University Press.
On order
Rachels, James. (1993). The elements of moral philosophy (2nd ed). New York: McGraw-Hill.
S 170/305 A, B, C.
Charlesworth, Max. (1993). Bioethics in a Liberal Society . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
MB 174.9574/16 A, B, C.
 
 

Readings on Specific Topics

The origins and nature of ethics:
Singer, P. (1994). Ethics. New York: Oxford University Press.
Principles Based Ethics:
Beauchamp, T.L. and Childress, J.L. (2001). Principles of Biomedical Ethics (5th ed). New York: Oxford University Press.
Consequentialism:
Singer, P. (1993). Practical Ethics (2nd ed).  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Human Rights:
Mann, J., Gruskin, S., Grodin, M.A., & Annas, G.J. (eds) (1999). Health and Human Rights. Routledge.
Virtue Ethics:
Oakley, J. (2001).Virtue ethics and professional roles. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press.
Public health ethics:
Reynolds, C. Public health ethics and the law in Australia.
Narrative ethics:
Frank, A.W. (1995). The wounded storyteller: body, illness and ethics. Chicago : University of Chicago Press.
Brody, H. (2003). Stories of sickness (2nd ed). Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press.