RT Journal
A1 Barnosky AR
T1 The anticipatory corpse: Medicine, power, and the care of the dying
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD February 15
VO 307
IS 7
SP 731
OP 732
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.163
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.163
AB 
Recent scholarship on the history and philosophy of medicine continues to enhance understanding of the forces that have molded the culture and practice of medicine today. A valuable addition to this increasing body of literature is The Anticipatory Corpse: Medicine, Power, and the Care of the Dying, a compelling read and a groundbreaking work in philosophy and bioethics. Written by physician, bioethicist, and philosopher Jeffrey P. Bishop, the book presents an eloquent argument as to how the profession's care of dying persons has evolved as well as a provocative and insightful critique of the present state of such care. Bishop, the Tenet Endowed Chair in Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University, offers a point of view rich in both content and analysis.