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Against relativism : cultural diversity and the search for ethical universals in medicine / Ruth Macklin.

Title
Against relativism : cultural diversity and the search for ethical universals in medicine / Ruth Macklin.
Author
Macklin, Ruth, 1938-
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

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Description
xii, 290 pages; 22 cm
Subject
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison
  • Cultural relativism
  • Ethical absolutism
  • Ethical relativism
  • Ethics, Medical
  • Medical ethics > Cross-cultural studies
  • Morals
  • Transcultural medical care > Moral and ethical aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Cultural and Ethical Relativism -- 2. Philosophers and Anthropologists Debate -- 3. Respect for Tradition -- 4. The Doctor-Patient Relationship in Different Cultures -- 5. Relativism and Multiculturalism -- 6. Death and Birth -- 7. International Feminism and Reproductive Rights -- 8. International Research and Ethical Imperialism -- 9. Human Rights in Health and Medicine -- 10. Moral Progress and Ethical Universals.
ISBN
0195116321 (alk. paper)
LCCN
98044063
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries