Bioethics: Why philosophy is essential for progress

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 28-33

  Savulescu, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; ETHICS; HUMAN; MORALITY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PHILOSOPHY; RESEARCH ETHICS;

BIOETHICS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; MORALS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PHILOSOPHY;

EID: 84919774868     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2014-102284     Document Type: Article

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