TY  - JOUR
T1  - THe future of bioethics
AU  - Bowman D
Y1  - 2009/08/12
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2009.1169
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 695
EP  - 695
VL  - 302
IS  - 6
N2  - 
Brody's aim is to highlight what he perceives to be omissions in the field of bioethics and to elucidate neglected but significant areas of study for bioethicists. The result is a book determinedly not concerned with the “usual subjects.” Brody decided to scrutinize the development of bioethics prospectively because, he says, “we live life forward not backward.” He reminds his readers that bioethics is a practice encompassing research as well as clinical and educational work drawing on diverse disciplines. The fundamental notion of bioethics as a practice is reflected throughout the book, which models multiple approaches to bioethics, eg, review and critique, academic and personal analyses, theoretical and applied perspectives, sociopolitical context, descriptive narrative, and quasi-campaigning appeals. Difficult authorial choices about inclusion have to be made in such a book, but Brody is always explicit about his choices and his reasons. And the chapters do engage with a wide range of important material that not only extends readers' knowledge but challenges them to reflect on what is “core” to bioethics and why.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.1169
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1169
ER  -