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Medical Ethics, Ordinary Concepts and Ordinary Lives

Ordinary Concepts, Ordinary Lives

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  1. Christopher Cowley
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. A Critique of Mainstream Medical Ethics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Technical Language and Ordinary Language

      • Christopher Cowley
      Pages 3-22

    3. Ways of Seeing

      • Christopher Cowley
      Pages 23-43

  3. Matters of Birth and Life

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. The Place of Pregnancy and Birth in Human Lives

      • Christopher Cowley
      Pages 47-64

    3. The Clash of Perspectives

      • Christopher Cowley
      Pages 65-85

    4. The Abortion Debates

      • Christopher Cowley
      Pages 86-103

    5. The Shape of a Life

      • Christopher Cowley
      Pages 104-122

  4. Matters of Life and Death

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-124
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    2. The Problem of Suicide

      • Christopher Cowley
      Pages 125-147

    3. Making Sense of Dementia

      • Christopher Cowley
      Pages 148-160

    4. Human Bodies

      • Christopher Cowley
      Pages 161-176

    5. The Euthanasia Debates

      • Christopher Cowley
      Pages 177-192

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 193-204
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About this book

Mainstream discussions of ethics often search for a problem-solving theory or explore ontological status. This book argues instead that the proper starting point should be the words and deeds of ordinary people in ordinary disagreements - the ethical concepts in play can only derive full meaning within the context of ordinary human lives.

About the author

Christopher Cowley is Lecturer in Philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Medical Ethics, Ordinary Concepts and Ordinary Lives

  • Book Subtitle: Ordinary Concepts, Ordinary Lives

  • Authors: Christopher Cowley

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230591561

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-50690-9Published: 13 November 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-35318-7Published: 01 January 2008

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59156-1Published: 13 November 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 204

  • Topics: Ethics, Moral Philosophy, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics

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