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Death

A Reader

By: Mary Ann G. Cutter

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Despite the fact that we all die, humans do not share the same view of death. In Death: A Reader, Mary Ann G. Cutter explores prominent themes that emerge and reemerge in the history of ideas regarding the nature of death from prominent global perspectives that span ancient to contemporary discussions. Thirteen themes are presented in order to convey a sense of major views of death that are found in the philosophical and sacred literature of Asia, the Near and Middle East, and the West. Each chapter contains the context of the theme, primary source selections, reflections, and suggestions for further reading. Four features of this volume distinguish it from other philosophical texts on death. First, Cutter provides a culturally diverse selection of primary source readings on the nature of death. Second, along with the more traditional discussions of death, she provides discussion on emerging topics in death studies--namely, medical immortality and digital immortality. Third, she presents some of the key ethical issues regarding death, notably suicide, treatment refusal, and physician-assisted suicide, through the lens of the nature of death. Finally, she offers engaging practical exercises that challenge readers to think through their own personal and legal wishes regarding death and dying.

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0268100527

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Reframing Disease Contextually

By: Mary Ann Gardell Cutter

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Reframing Disease Contextually

By: Mary Ann Gardell Cutter

This volume will be of interest to philosophers of medicine, bioethicists, and philosophers, medical professionals, historians of western medicine, and health policymakers. The book provides an overview of key debates in the history of modern western medicine on the nature, knowledge, and value of disease. It includes case studies of e.g. AIDS, genetic disease, and gendered disease.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9401701555

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9789401701556

The Ethics of Gender-specific Disease

By: Mary Ann Gardell Cutter

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The Ethics of Gender-specific Disease

By: Mary Ann Gardell Cutter

In this volume, Cutter argues that gender-specific disease and related bioethical discourses are philosophically integrative. Gender-specific disease is integrative because the descriptive roles of gender, disease, and their relation are inextricably tied to their prescriptive roles within frames of reference. While the text mainly focuses on gender-specific diseases that affect women, Cutter also includes examples involving men, children, and members of the LGBT community.

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Routledge

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0415509971

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Ethical Choices in Contemporary Medicine

By: Mary Ann Gardell Cutter,Raphael Sassower

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Ethical Choices in Contemporary Medicine

By: Mary Ann Gardell Cutter,Raphael Sassower

Ethical Choices in Contemporary Medicine" jettisons the standard medical ethics models of "rights" language and shows how the bioethical problems that receive attention from the media and the public are related to and are explicable in terms of the epistemological foundations of science and medicine. These epistemological concerns include how medical knowledge is established (scientific validity), how medical protocols are administered (checks and balances), how medical certainty is evaluated (probability) and medical responsibility is framed (personal or collective), and how medical knowledge is transmitted (popular media versus professional journals) and how medical care is allocated (insurance policies and government subsides). The book examines the present predicaments of medicine within a broad cultural context and suggests that rational discourse and parochial ethical dialogue may be futile in the face of competing and incommensurable frameworks and agendas, attitudes and wishes. The authors show that, in the postmodern age, two interrelated issues surface when it comes to medicine. On the one hand, there is a strong critique of science and the privileges associated with the scientific discourse and, on the other, there is still a deep-seated quest for certainty in all medical matters.

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1317493192

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Thinking Through Breast Cancer

A Philosophical Exploration of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival

By: Mary Ann Gardell Cutter

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Thinking Through Breast Cancer

A Philosophical Exploration of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival

By: Mary Ann Gardell Cutter

Thinking Through Breast Cancer is a philosophical analysis of breast cancer inspired by the author's journey as a breast cancer patient. It sets out to show the relevancy of philosophical thinking in medicine today and shares advice about how to navigate the uncertainty of breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival.

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Oxford University Press

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019063703X

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Thinking Through Breast Cancer

A Philosophical Exploration of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival

By: Mary Ann Gardell Cutter

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A Philosophical Exploration of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival

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The Ethics of Gender-specific Disease

By: Mary Ann Gardell Cutter

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The Ethics of Gender-specific Disease

By: Mary Ann Gardell Cutter

Our understanding of gender carries significant bioethical implications. An errant account of gender-specific disease can lead to overgeneralizations, undergeneralizations, and misdiagnoses. It can also lead to problems in the structure of health-care delivery, the creation of policy, and the development of clinical curricula. In this volume, Cutter argues that gender-specific disease and related bioethical discourses are philosophically integrative. Gender-specific disease is integrative because the descriptive roles of gender, disease, and their relation are inextricably tied to their prescriptive roles within frames of reference. An integrative account of gender-specific disease carries ethical implications because our understanding of gender-specific disease is evaluative, and our evaluations of gender-specific disease entail judgments concerning the praiseworthiness and blameworthiness of a clinical event. Cutter supports a "both/and" emphasis on context and integration in relation to gender-specific disease and bioethical analyses. While the text mainly focuses on gender-specific diseases that affect women, Cutter also includes examples involving men, children, and members of the LGBT community. t and integration in relation to gender-specific disease and bioethical analyses. While the text mainly focuses on gender-specific diseases that affect women, Cutter also includes examples involving men, children, and members of the LGBT community.

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0203123425

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Reframing Disease Contextually

By: Mary Ann Gardell Cutter

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Death

Death

Reframing Disease Contextually

Reframing Disease Contextually

The Ethics of Gender-specific Disease

The Ethics of Gender-specific Disease

Ethical Choices in Contemporary Medicine

Ethical Choices in Contemporary Medicine

Thinking Through Breast Cancer

Thinking Through Breast Cancer

Thinking Through Breast Cancer

Thinking Through Breast Cancer

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The Ethics of Gender-specific Disease

Reframing Disease Contextually

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