TY - BOOK AU - Perry,Alexandra TI - New Perspectives in Japanese Bioethics T2 - Studies in Theoretical and Applied Ethics SN - 9781443873963 AV - R724 U1 - 174.2 23 PY - 2015/// PB - Cambridge Scholars Publishing KW - Bioethics KW - Japan KW - Bioethical Issues KW - Bioéthique KW - Medical ethics & professional conduct KW - bicssc KW - Ethics & moral philosophy KW - Philosophy KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Business Ethics KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N2 - Post-war Japan has seen profound and rapid social change and transformation. One of the most visible areas of change in Japan has been medicine, and particularly the ethical practices and policies that guide medical decision-making. The formal discipline of bioethics, Seimei Rinri in Japanese, has grown by leaps and bounds since the late 1970s, when it began to appear in the curriculum and professional activities of Japanese medical schools and philosophy departments. The introduction of bioethics to Japan was timely, as innovation in medicine and technology was evolving in ways that revealed UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=960138 ER -