Ethics in an epidemic : AIDS, morality, and culture /

AIDS strikes most heavily at those already marginalized by conventional society. With no immediate prospect of vaccination or cure, how can liberty, dignity, and reasoned hope be preserved in the shadow of an epidemic? In this humane and graceful book, philosopher Timothy Murphy offers insight into...

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Auteur principal: Murphy, Timothy F., 1955-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press ©1994.
Accès en ligne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.2392285
Table des matières:
  • THE MEANING OF AIDS. The Once and Future Epidemic
  • The Search for a Cure
  • Testimony.
  • HIV TESTING. Celebrities and AIDS
  • The Angry Death of Kimberly Bergalis
  • Health-Care Workers with HIV
  • Teaching AIDS in China.
  • AIDS POLITICS. HIV at the Borders
  • Politics and Priorities
  • No Time for an AIDS Backlash.