Peter A. Singer

本書旨在闡述生命倫理的重要概念，並協助臨床醫師將其生命倫理學知識應用到日常執業中；以教育學的用語來說，本書旨在做為工作輔助，它關乎臨床醫師的實際工作。本書是為執業醫師而寫，對於從事醫學院、住院醫師訓練計劃以及醫學繼續教育之生命倫理教學的教師也應該有用，此外對護士、社會工作者、物理治療師、職能治療師及其他提供醫療照護的人員也可能有所裨益。本書主題乃依其臨床相關性之程度而擇定，包括：同意、資訊之公開、

Medicine and health care generate many bioethical problems and dilemmas that are of great academic, professional and public interest. This comprehensive resource is designed as a succinct yet authoritative text and reference for clinicians, bioethicists, and advanced students seeking a better understanding of ethics problems in the clinical setting. Each chapter illustrates an ethical problem that might be encountered in everyday practice; defines the concepts at issue; examines their implications from the perspectives of ethics, law and policy; and then provides a practical resolution. There are 10 key sections presenting the most vital topics and clinically relevant areas of modern bioethics. International, interdisciplinary authorship and cross-cultural orientation ensure suitability for a worldwide audience. This book will assist all clinicians in making well-reasoned and defensible decisions by developing their awareness of ethical considerations and teaching the analytical skills

這本書共有二十一章，每一章都由臨床上實際的案例出發，再逐一解釋案例中涉及生命倫理的關鍵字，並從倫理、法律、政策與實證研究四大層面去深入討論。其每一章節都有共通性，但也有獨特觀點。有連貫性，也各自獨立。因此讀者可以翻開書後逐頁依序細讀，也可以遇到實務倫理挑戰與兩難情境時時，再去翻閱並研讀相關的章節。