Bioethics and Medical Issues in Literature |
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Author:
| Stripling, Mahala Yates |
ISBN: | 979-8-9899229-6-3 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2024 |
Publisher: | University of California Health Humanities Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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Many of the bioethical and medical issues challenging society today have been anticipated and addressed in literature ranging from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Albert Camus's The Plague, to Margaret Edson's Wit. The ten works of fiction explored in this book stimulate lively dialogue on topics like bioterrorism, cloning, organ transplants, obesity and heart disease, sexually transmitted diseases, and civil and human rights. Chapters are devoted to broad categories, such as...
More DescriptionMany of the bioethical and medical issues challenging society today have been anticipated and addressed in literature ranging from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Albert Camus's The Plague, to Margaret Edson's Wit. The ten works of fiction explored in this book stimulate lively dialogue on topics like bioterrorism, cloning, organ transplants, obesity and heart disease, sexually transmitted diseases, and civil and human rights. Chapters are devoted to broad categories, such as technology's creature, contagions/isolations, illness and culture, and end-of-life diseases and death, with each chapter examining two major literary works.