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Biomedical Ethics

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This is an excellent overview of the myriad of issues that fall under the term "biomedical ethics". This was used as one of the texts for my health care ethics graduate course, and I could actually read this. Although Childress and Beauchamp may be considered the "standards" in the field, they are also when known for being very difficult to read (my prof warned us on day one that their "Introduction" would be very heady, and the warning rang true the moment I opened their book).

This book brings together writings from numerous excellent authors that are all very easy to digest, particularly in light of other "introductions" available. I enjoyed this book immensely. Not only did it help me greatly in my studies, it has also helped me greatly in navigating my own health care. Whether you are reading for academic pursuits, or are otherwise interested enough in the field to buy a book about it, I highly recommend THIS ONE!

I hated this purchase because it proved to be the wrong edition. I searched "6th edition" and this book came up. Assuming that it was the right edition, I purchased it on Dec. 23, 2009. Starting classes on January 6, 2010, I still did not have this text. I emailed the seller and they replied with the date that they shipped it, but replied that they had no tracking number and that it would be there by Jan. 19th. I received the book a week later only to find that it was the wrong edition even though I had searched for 6th edition. I ended up having to buy the text from a University bookstore for an astronomical price. I will not trust this seller again seeing as though they could not even provide me with a tracking number.