Author : Hilde Lindemann Nelson
Release : 2014-01-21
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Stories and Their Limits by : Hilde Lindemann Nelson
Download or read book Stories and Their Limits written by Hilde Lindemann Nelson. This book was released on 2014-01-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narratives have always played a prominent role in both bioethics and medicine; the fields have attracted much storytelling, ranging from great literature to humbler stories of sickness and personal histories. And all bioethicists work with cases--from court cases that shape policy matters to case studies that chronicle sickness. But how useful are these various narratives for sorting out moral matters? What kind of ethical work can stories do--and what are the limits to this work? The new essays in Stories and Their Limits offer insightful reflections on the relationship between narratives and ethics.