Organs for Sale: Bioethics, Neoliberalism, and Public Moral Deliberation

By: Ryan Gillespie

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Synopsis: Organs for Sale is a study of the bioethical question of how to increase human organ supply. But it is also an inquiry into public moral deliberation and the relationship between economic worth and the value systems of a society. Looking closely at human organ procurement debates, the author offers a critique of neoliberalism in bioethics and asks what kind of society we truly want. While society has shown concern over debates surrounding organ procurement, a better understanding of the rhetoric of advocates and philosophical underpinnings of the debate might indeed improve our public moral deliberation in general and organ policy more specifically. Examining public arguments, this book uses a range of source material, from medical journals to congressional hearings to newspaper op-eds, to provide the most up-to-date and thorough analysis of the topic. Organs for Sale posits that deciding together on the limits of markets, and on what is and ought to be for sale, sheds light on the moral fibre of our society and what it needs to thrive.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 320 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781487533168
Related ISBNs:: 9781487524050, 9781487506032
Publisher:: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Date of Addition:: 12/09/20
Copyrighted By:: University of Toronto Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Medicine, Philosophy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.