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Main description:
First book to examine the ethics of pandemics from a philosophical standpoint
Examines the key and controversial issues that arise out of pandemics, such as government response, test and trace, restrictions on human freedom and movement and vaccine passports
Very useful reading for those in related fields such as medicine and health care as well as applied ethics within philosophy Case studies from UK, south east Asia, US and Europe
Contents:
1. Introduction: Why Ethics of Pandemics? 2. The general principle of pandemic response 3. Rationing of scarce health care resources 4. Pandemics in an unequal world 5. Restricting freedom 6. Inducing voluntary behavioral change 7. Moral mathematics under uncertainty. Glossary Bibliography Index
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: November, 2022
Pages: 142
Weight: 440g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Ethics, Public Health