{"product_id":"bioethics-at-the-movies-paperback","title":"Bioethics at the Movies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSandra Shapshay\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBioethics at the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ways in which popular films engage basic bioethical concepts and concerns. Twenty-one philosophically grounded essays use cinematic tools such as character and plot development, scene setting, and narrative framing to demonstrate a range of principles and topics in contemporary medical ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first two sections plumb popular and bioethical thought on birth, abortion, genetic selection, and personhood through several films, including \u003ci\u003eThe Cider House Rules\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Citizen Ruth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGattaca, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eI, Robot\u003c\/i\u003e. In the third section, the contributors examine medical practice and troubling questions about the quality and commodification of life by way of \u003ci\u003eDirty Pretty Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, and other movies. The fourth section's essays use \u003ci\u003eMillion Dollar Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCritical Care\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSoylent Green\u003c\/i\u003e to show how the medical profession and society at large view issues related to aging, dying, and death. A final section makes use of \u003ci\u003eExtreme Measures\u003c\/i\u003e and select films from Spain and Japan to discuss two foundational matters in bioethics: the role of theories and principles in medicine and the importance of cultural context in devising care. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructured to mirror bioethics and cinema classes, this innovative work includes end-of-chapter questions for further consideration and contributions from scholars from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Israel, Spain, and Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: Robert Arp, Ph.D., Michael C. Brannigan, Ph.D., Matthew Burstein, Ph.D., Antonio Casado da Rocha, Ph.D., Stephen Coleman, Ph.D., Jason T. Eberl, Ph.D., Bradley J. Fisher, Ph.D., Paul J. Ford, Ph.D., Helen Frowe, Ph.D., Colin Gavaghan, Ph.D., Richard Hanley, Ph.D., Nancy Hansen, Ph.D., Al-Yasha Ilhaam, Ph.D., Troy Jollimore, Ph.D., Amy Kind, Ph.D., Zana Marie Lutfiyya, Ph.D., Terrance McConnell, Ph.D., Andy Miah, Ph.D., Nathan Norbis, Ph.D., Kenneth Richman, Ph.D., Karen D. Schwartz, LL.B., M.A., Sandra Shapshay, Ph.D., Daniel Sperling, LL.M., S.J.D., Becky Cox White, R.N., Ph.D., Clark Wolf, Ph.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSandra Shapshay\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Philosophy and affiliate faculty at the Center for Bioethics at Indiana University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751826555168,"sku":"9780801890789","price":56.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/989975775dc8c447bd267a8a6fcdf6b4.webp?v=1779981141","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bioethics-at-the-movies-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}