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rakoerose's review against another edition
4.0
This book definitely isn’t geared towards those deeply engrained in the field, but if you’re interested in bioethics and learning more about the American health care system, I think it’s a fantastic place to start!
Covering a wide range of topics from vaccines to physician assisted deaths to IVF to organ transplants to the controversial experimental research of the past, this book highlights the many faults and moral issues within our health care system. It’s made me desire a universal health care that much more than I’d already wanted! And also introduced me to some things I’d like to spend more time researching myself, which is always a fun thing to glean from non-fiction.
Sometimes books like this can feel lengthy and daunting, but the way each topic is narrowed down to effective chunks makes it manageable and also, if one desired, easy to look for a specific topic. It reads almost like a textbook but not quite, definitely fits the bounds of most standard non-fiction which I do like reading! It’s really clear that both Gutmann and Moreno are deeply knowledgable about bioethics, which was already obvious as they laid out their personal ties in the introduction.
I did really enjoy this! Seeing both sides of arguments pointed out is always so fascinating and I’m finding that I like learning when I’m not forced to. Perhaps I should pick up non-fiction more often!
Covering a wide range of topics from vaccines to physician assisted deaths to IVF to organ transplants to the controversial experimental research of the past, this book highlights the many faults and moral issues within our health care system. It’s made me desire a universal health care that much more than I’d already wanted! And also introduced me to some things I’d like to spend more time researching myself, which is always a fun thing to glean from non-fiction.
Sometimes books like this can feel lengthy and daunting, but the way each topic is narrowed down to effective chunks makes it manageable and also, if one desired, easy to look for a specific topic. It reads almost like a textbook but not quite, definitely fits the bounds of most standard non-fiction which I do like reading! It’s really clear that both Gutmann and Moreno are deeply knowledgable about bioethics, which was already obvious as they laid out their personal ties in the introduction.
I did really enjoy this! Seeing both sides of arguments pointed out is always so fascinating and I’m finding that I like learning when I’m not forced to. Perhaps I should pick up non-fiction more often!
kaliaddy's review
3.0
Good intro to bioethics and the uneven distribution of healthcare and resources. There is even a pandemic afterword that is pretty informative and interesting since we are still living with those consequences.
I’m giving it three stars because it’s a solid introductory course to bioethics. If you’ve already taken some courses in bioethics, or do work where these discussions happen regularly, you may already be familiar with the ideas here. Then it’s mostly review with some of the more well-known cases discussed. Good refresher.
The “death with dignity” discussion and the pandemic afterword were the most informative for me.
I’m giving it three stars because it’s a solid introductory course to bioethics. If you’ve already taken some courses in bioethics, or do work where these discussions happen regularly, you may already be familiar with the ideas here. Then it’s mostly review with some of the more well-known cases discussed. Good refresher.
The “death with dignity” discussion and the pandemic afterword were the most informative for me.
marisbest2's review against another edition
5.0
This was a great overview of major issues and history of bioethics. Would make a great course to delve into the specific issues (funding, abortion, patients right to know, stem cells, crispr among others). It did a really good job situating the discussions historically and politically, as well as exploring them from both Liberal and Libertarian outlooks, as well as being honest about where the authors stand. Overall great
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