The Story of Bioethics from Seminal Works to Contemporary Explorations

PrefaceEran P. Klein and Jennifer K. Walter Part One: Theories in Bioethics 1. From Medical Ethics to a Moral Philosophy of the ProfessionsEdmund D. Pellegrino 2. The Origins, Goals, and Core Commitments of The Belmont Report and Principles of Biomedical EthicsTom L. Beauchamp 3. Principles of Biomedical Ethics: Reflections on a Work in ProgressJames F. Childress 4. Revisiting A Theory of Medical Ethics: Main Themes and Anticipated ChangesRobert M. Veatch 5. The Foundations of Bioethics: Rethinking the Meaning of MoralityH. Tristram Engelhardt Jr. Part Two: Moral Theology in Bioethics 6. The Catholic Moral Tradition in BioethicsCharles E. Curran 7. Richard A. McCormick, SJ's To Save or Let Die: The Dilemma of Modern MedicineLisa Sowle Cahill 8. Contending Images of the Healer in an Era of Turnstile MedicineWilliam F. May Part Three: Boundaries and Issues of Inclusion in Bioethics 9. Shaping and Mirroring the Field: The Encyclopedia of BioethicsWarren T. Reich 10. The Dangers of Difference, RevisitedPatricia A. King Afterword: The Birth and Youth of the Kennedy Institute of EthicsLeRoy Walters Index