The Patient as Person
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Explorations in Medical Ethics, Second Edition
Paul Ramsey, with a new foreword by Margaret Farley and essays by Albert R. Jonsen and William F. May
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Praise for the earlier edition:
“For its strong, well-argued positions, its documentation and references, and its assistance in bringing confused strands of thought into focus, The Patient as Person willbe used for many years.”—Michael Novak, New York Times
“Amid the plethora of books on medical ethics that merely skim the surface, this one solidly examines most aspects of the question––from the definition of death to organ transplantation.”—Christianity Today
“Notable for its clear moral reasoning and its thorough examination of all morally relevant issues.”—Journal of Religion
“[Ramsey’s] study is a masterpiece of thoroughness in evaluating conflicting moral claims which become explicit in crucial medical situations.”—Dolores Dooley-Clarke, Philosophical Studies
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“For its strong, well-argued positions, its documentation and references, and its assistance in bringing confused strands of thought into focus, The Patient as Person will be used for many years.”—Michael Novak, New York Times
“Amid the plethora of books on medical ethics that merely skim the surface, this one solidly examines most aspects of the question––from the definition of death to organ transplantation.”—Christianity Today
“Notable for its clear moral reasoning and its thorough examination of all morally relevant issues.”—Journal of Religion
“[Ramsey’s] study is a masterpiece of thoroughness in evaluating conflicting moral claims which become explicit in crucial medical situations.”—Dolores Dooley-Clarke, Philosophical Studies
“The Patient as Person [is] by any standard one of the truly influential works in bioethics. . . . It is very readable and still highly relevant. There are chapters discussing the ethics of human experimentation, the determination of death, the donation of organs for transplant from both living donors and cadavers, and the allocation of scarce resources. On all these subjects Ramsey continues to be well worth reading. The third chapter, ‘On (Only) Caring for the Dying,’ is, I think, Ramsey at his very best and remains one of the classic essays in the field of bioethics.”—Gilbert Meilaender, The Weekly Standard
"The Patient as Person deserves to be read, reread, and read again today, as a forceful reminder that physicians have loyalties to their patients that are far more compelling than their schedules or reimbursement schemes, that the promise of research or ambitions of researchers must never be allowed to override the health and safety of patients, and that all of us must come to terms with the inevitability of death. For physicians who are frustrated, burned out, or cynical, this book may provide moral grounding for a renewed commitment to their patients’ wellbeing. For researchers and health-care administrators, Ramsey delineates the moral bottom line: the care of the patient is paramount. . . . At a time when respect for patients as people seems at risk of disappearing entirely, Ramsey’s exhortation may be just what we need."—Mary Terrell White, Lancet
Publication Date: May 11, 2002
