Introduction: Taking Stock of Bioethics from a Philosophical Perspective G. Khushf. I: The Emergence of Bioethics. The History of Bioethics as a Discipline A.R. Jonsen. II: Bioethical Theory. Principles and Principlism T.L. Beauchamp, D. DeGrazia. Casuistry J. Boyle. Virtue Theory in Philosophy of Medicine D. ThomasmaDAGGER. Common Morality K. Danner Clouser, B. Gert. Feminist Approaches to Bioethics R. Tong. Four Narrative Approaches to Bioethics H. Lindemann Nelson. Philosophy of Medicine and Medical Ethics: A Phenomenological Perspective E.D. Pellegrino. III: Core Concepts in Clinical Ethics. The Logic of Health Concepts L. Nordenfelt. Physicians and Patients in Relation: Clinical Interpretation and Dialogues of Trust R. Zaner. Informed Consent S. Wear. Philosophical Challenges to the Use of Advance Directives C.B. Cohen. Ethics Committees and Case Consultation: Theory and Practice M.G. Kuczewski. IV: The Public Policy Context. The Ethics of Controlled Clinical Trials B. Brody. Ethical Issues in the Use of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for the Prioritization of Health Resources D. Brock. Sic et Non: Some Disputed Questions in Reproductive Ethics C. Tollefsen. Testing Genes and Constructing Humans: Ethics and Genetics K. Bayertz, K.W. Schmidt. V: Foundations of the Health Professions. Death, Dying, Euthanasia, and Palliative Care: Perspectives from Philosophy of Medicine and Ethics B.A. Lustig. Philosophical Issues in Psychiatry O.P. Wiggins, M.A. Schwartz. Nursing Ethics S.T. Fry. Geroethics L. McCullough. Ethics and Philosophy of Public Health D.L. Weed. Notes on Contributors. Index.