Maxwell J. Mehlman, Medical Malpractice, in Bioethics (Bruce Jennings ed., 2014).
Maxwell J. Mehlman, Soldier Enhancement, in Bioethics (Bruce Jennings ed., 2014).
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Bioethics by Gale Editors (Editor)Call Number: QH332 .E52 2014 (Kelvin Smith Library)
ISBN: 9780028662053
Publication Date: 2014
Is denying a patient medical care ever justified? Should patents on living organisms be permitted? When does "consciousness" begin in human being? Are there circumstances under which people should be sterilized? Questions such as these and others are the basis of assignments, debate topics, and life and death decisions people face everyday. They are aspects of a broad and dynamic field called Bioethics. Bioethics is the where ethics--right and wrong--intersect with biology, medicine, biotechnology, politics, law, religion and philosophy. It encompasses issues of profound importance to students, faculty and laypersons. Yet balanced, objective information--free from business, political or religious agendas--is hard to come by.
Shannon E. French, Why Warriors Need a Code, in Ethics of War and Conflict (Asa Kasher ed., 2014).
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Ethics of War and Conflict by Asa Kasher (Editor)ISBN: 9780415480338
Publication Date: 2014
Standing on the shoulders of thinkers who have sought carefully to delineate proper behaviour in armed conflict--not least to distinguish just from illegitimate wars--military ethics is a subdiscipline enjoying renewed interest and, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, increasing practical relevance. It is particularly vibrant and expansive at the moment due to the emergence of novel forms of military activity. Whereas classical warfare involved a near symmetrical encounter between opposing forces, present-day asymmetric conflicts (such as fighting terrorists and insurgents) and other military challenges (such as humanitarian intervention and peacekeeping) raise especially difficult--and often dizzying--ethical issues.
Maxwell J. Mehlman, Super Soldiers (Part 1): What is Military Human Enhancement?, in Global Issues and Ethical Considerations in Human Enhancement Technologies 119 (Stephen John Thompson ed., 2014) (with Patrick Lin, Keith Abney, and Jai Galliott).
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Global Issues and Ethical Considerations in Human Enhancement Technologies by Steven John Thompson (Editor)ISBN: 9781466660106
Publication Date: 2014
With rapid advancements in human enhancement technologies, society struggles with many issues, such as definition, effects, participation, regulation, and control. Current and future initiatives in these technologies may not be in the participants' best interests; therefore, it is imperative for research on humanitarian considerations to be available to those affiliated with this field. Global Issues and Ethical Considerations in Human Enhancement Technologies compiles prestigious research and provides a well-rounded composite of the field's role in emerging technologies. Addressing both present and future concerns, this publication serves as a valuable reference work for researchers, students, professionals, and practitioners involved in computer science and the humanities, as well as many engaged in a humanities approach to metasystems, new artificial life, and robotics.