Product Description
This rich collection, popular among teachers and students alike, provides an in-depth look at major cases that have shaped the field of medical ethics. The book presents each famous (or infamous) case using extensive historical and contextual background, and then proceeds to illuminate it by careful discussion of pertinent philosophical theories and legal and ethical issues.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 11 reviews)

Medical Ethics by Lisa D. Pleasant (Newark, NJ)

5 Stars
September 22, 2009
This is a very informative book that is written in a way which is easy to understand. I found myself diving into it as if i was reading a novel. Excellent!

Informative! by Adrien Caldwell (Chicago, IL USA)

4 Stars
May 18, 2009
I'm finishing up my undergraduate degree and am taking a biomedics ethic class. This book by Pence is your text for the classroom. I'm no expert by any means. This book has been a way for me to get my feet wet so to speak. I've learned a ton of information. It has opened my eyes to so much and sadly it has disheartened me on what seems to be hopeless topics such as abortion/antiabortionist, health care and lack thereof, etc. But that's the way things are. I'm glad we're reading this book as a classroom text. I'm enjoying the chapters and am learning quite a bit. Thanks, Pence! :)

Very Helpful but also slanted by Terry A. Bell (Tulsa OK USA)

4 Stars
September 04, 2008
Having taught Medical Ethics on the undergraduate level, I found this book to be helpful by giving a general acquaintance to students about the cases which have challenged and required extraordinary thought about how we establish our values about what it means to be human and what that means in the field of medical treatment. The author's introduction to the philosophy was decidedly shallow and in many cases his bias against Christianity is very obvious. I used those opportunities to discuss these issues with my students. The over-all experience was positive. Terry Bell author of "The Love Ethic: Rediscovering Our Moral Compass."The Love Ethic

Everyone, Clinicians and Patients Alike, Should Know This Material by Christopher E. Chow (Hawaii)

5 Stars
February 13, 2008
I have not read many medical/clinical ethics materials. I am currently reading this as part of an undergraduate and post-bac philosophy class, however, and enjoy the material greatly. I would recommend this read to anyone who sees doctors, is a doctor, or wants to be a doctor - which should be quite a large population

A travesty of poor research and poor editing by GoCartCherub (Chicago, IL United States)

1 Stars
October 28, 2007
I've been incredibly dissapointed by this book. Not only is the author obviously biased but the editing is remarkably sloppy. The book averages several grammatical errors per chapter, and at least one major factual error per chapter. Large sections of this book have been lifted from other books he has written, so the reader is left to wonder why the author felt the need of a 5th edition. Perhaps most troubling is that Dr. Pence has failed to produce anything that even resembles an honest discussion of Medical Ethics. Rather he has produced a book that informs the reader of Dr. Pence's opinions and precious little else. Buyer beware! Do not buy this book. Unless, of course, you are forced to buy it by Dr. Pence himself.

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