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- Title
Bioethics as a Way of Life: The Radical Bioethos of Van Rensselaer Potter.
- Authors
Johnson, Jenell
- Abstract
An essay is presented on bioethics as a way of life as argued by biochemist Van Rensselaer Potter. Topics discussed includes meaning of the word "ethos" and the concept of bioethos; origin of bioethics as a discipline; and books by Potter including "Bioethics: Bridge to the Future" and "Global Bioethics: Building on the Leopold Legacy." Also mentioned are concepts of bioethical creed given by Potter.
- Subjects
BIOETHICS; POTTER, Van Rensselaer; ETHOS (The Greek word); BIOETHICS: Bridge to the Future (Book); GLOBAL Bioethics: Building on the Leopold (Book)
- Publication
Literature & Medicine, 2016, Vol 34, Issue 1, p7
- ISSN
0278-9671
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1353/lm.2016.0010