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Suffering and bioethics / Ronald M. Green and Nathan J. Palpant.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford scholarship onlineDescription: 1 online resourceISBN:
  • 9780199396788 (ebook) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:
  • 174.2 23
LOC classification:
  • R724
Online resources: Summary: Before curing was a possibility, medicine was devoted to the relief of suffering. Attention to the relief of suffering often takes a back seat in modern biomedicine. This book seeks to place suffering at the centre of biomedical attention, examining suffering in its biological, psychological, clinical, religious, and ethical dimensions.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Before curing was a possibility, medicine was devoted to the relief of suffering. Attention to the relief of suffering often takes a back seat in modern biomedicine. This book seeks to place suffering at the centre of biomedical attention, examining suffering in its biological, psychological, clinical, religious, and ethical dimensions.

Issued as part of Oxford scholarship online.

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