Description: An overview of the key debates in biomedical researchethics, presented through a wide-ranging selection of casestudies.
Brief description: Timothy F. Murphy is Professor of Philosophy in the Biomedical Sciences at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. He is the author of Case Studies in Biomedical Research Ethics (MIT Press, 2004), Gay Science: The Ethics of Sexual Orientation Research, and other books.
Review Quotes: "Tim Murphy has created a wonderful new book. It has been sorely needed for a long time and has promise of being a classic in the field. I am amazed by the breadth, number, and depth of the cases."--Gregory Pence, School of Medicine and Department of Philosophy, University of Alabama at Birmingham