The Fundamentals of Bioethics - Dr.Scaria Kanniyakonil

The Fundamentals of Bioethics
Legal Perspectives and Ethical Approaches
Pages: 410; Demy 1/8 size; Price: 300 INR (€20, $20)

Dr.Scaria Kanniyakonil
-Very useful guide to students, teachers, professionals, hospital managers, chaplains, hospital counsellors, family apostolate ministers, and writers of Bioethics, pro-life coordinators, ethics committees in hospitals, health care centres, pharmaceutical companies, bioethics centres, and to national and international non-governmental organizations. ( Prof. Dr. Kris Dierickx, Professor of Medical Ethics, KU Leuven, Belgium).
 
-An excellent summation of the fundamentals of bioethics, which presents terms, definition, and history of bioethics.
 
-Depicts both ancient and modern codes of biomedical ethics. ( Prof. Dr. Rajan Joseph Manjuran, Director, Pushpagiri Heart Institute, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India).

- A comprehensive analysis of the secular bioethical approaches such as deontology, utilitarianism, principlism, teleology, proportionality, personalism, and Virtue Ethics.
 
-Presents the integration of virtues and principles in bioethics. ( Prof. Dr. Paul Schotsmans, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Belgium)
 
- A scientifically detailed treatise on Catholic Bioethics (Archbishop  Mar Joseph Powathil, Archbishop of Changanacherry, Kerala , India)
 
- A remarkable introduction to Jewish, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Protestant, Islamic, and Hindu Bioethics.
 
-An invaluable book on special bioethics, discussing the current issue: living organ donation and transplantation
 
-Detailed footnote on the topic.