Synopses & Reviews
This new volume from the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity provides a thought-provoking appraisal of the latest technologies and trends in bioethics. Fifteen scholars and medical practitioners discuss some of today's new and controversial research -- from xenotransplantation and stem cell research to work in artificial intelligence -- and evaluate from a Christian perspective both the science and the ethical questions it raises.
Table of Contents
Human genetics /Francis S. Collins --Xenotransplantation /E. David Cook --Transgenics /Nancy L. Jones,Linda Bevington --Artificial intelligence and personhood /Robert K. Garcia --Cybernetics and nanotechnology /C. Christopher Hook --Multiculturalism /John Patrick --Reliance on technology : stem cell research and beyond /Daryl Sas --Theneed for bioethical vision /Francis Cardinal George --Money matters in health care /Scott B. Rae --Spirituality and alternative medicine /Dâonal P. O'Mathâuna --Preventing AIDS and STDs /Mary B. Adam --Theethic and spirit of care /Diann B. Uustal --Facing the future /Richard A. Swenson --Media and public policy challenges /Helen Alvare --Ethical challenges /C. Ben Mitchell.