Larry R. Churchill is Professor of Medical Ethics Emeritus, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and author of What Patients Teach and Healers, both with Oxford University Press. From 2002 to 2017 Dr. Churchill was the Ann Geddes Stahlman Professor of Medical Ethics at Vanderbilt. He played a major role in developing the medical ethics program at Vanderbilt, and prior to that at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was Chair of the Department of Social Medicine. Dr. Churchill is a member of National Academy of Medicine and a Fellow of The Hastings Center. He has published widely on medical ethics, end-of-life care, justice in health care, and human subjects research. His work has been featured in USA Today, Bill Moyers Journal, and the Alex Gibney documentary Money-Driven Medicine, among others.

• IntroductionChapter 1. Dimensions of Moral ExperienceChapter 2. Basic Skills IChapter 3, Basic Skills IIChapter 4. Exercises Using the Basic SkillsChapter 5. Some Common PitfallsChapter 6. Moral Concepts in Practice IChapter 7. Moral Concepts in Practice IIChapter 8. Skills and Concepts for Ethics beyond the LifespanChapter 9. Cracking the Case, and Cases to Consider

Overall, this is a wonderful book for the beginner or an older individual that wants to examine their life and/or their decisions a little closer... The purpose of the book is to briefly introduce the reader to philosophical concepts and to help the individual understand ethics. I would highly recommend this book to those looking for a more didactic, structured form of learning how to identify and reason about various ethical dilemmas they face in their own lives.

Larry R. Churchill is Professor of Medical Ethics Emeritus, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and author of What Patients Teach and Healers, both with Oxford University Press. From 2002 to 2017 Dr. Churchill was the Ann Geddes Stahlman Professor of Medical Ethics at Vanderbilt. He played a major role in developing the medical ethics program at Vanderbilt, and prior to that at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was Chair of the Department of Social Medicine. Dr. Churchill is a member of National Academy of Medicine and a Fellow of The Hastings Center. He has published widely on medical ethics, end-of-life care, justice in health care, and human subjects research. His work has been featured in USA Today, Bill Moyers Journal, and the Alex Gibney documentary Money-Driven Medicine, among others.

• IntroductionChapter 1. Dimensions of Moral ExperienceChapter 2. Basic Skills IChapter 3, Basic Skills IIChapter 4. Exercises Using the Basic SkillsChapter 5. Some Common PitfallsChapter 6. Moral Concepts in Practice IChapter 7. Moral Concepts in Practice IIChapter 8. Skills and Concepts for Ethics beyond the LifespanChapter 9. Cracking the Case, and Cases to Consider

Overall, this is a wonderful book for the beginner or an older individual that wants to examine their life and/or their decisions a little closer... The purpose of the book is to briefly introduce the reader to philosophical concepts and to help the individual understand ethics. I would highly recommend this book to those looking for a more didactic, structured form of learning how to identify and reason about various ethical dilemmas they face in their own lives.

Larry R. Churchill is Professor of Medical Ethics Emeritus, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and author of What Patients Teach and Healers, both with Oxford University Press. From 2002 to 2017 Dr. Churchill was the Ann Geddes Stahlman Professor of Medical Ethics at Vanderbilt. He played a major role in developing the medical ethics program at Vanderbilt, and prior to that at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was Chair of the Department of Social Medicine. Dr. Churchill is a member of National Academy of Medicine and a Fellow of The Hastings Center. He has published widely on medical ethics, end-of-life care, justice in health care, and human subjects research. His work has been featured in USA Today, Bill Moyers Journal, and the Alex Gibney documentary Money-Driven Medicine, among others.

• IntroductionChapter 1. Dimensions of Moral ExperienceChapter 2. Basic Skills IChapter 3, Basic Skills IIChapter 4. Exercises Using the Basic SkillsChapter 5. Some Common PitfallsChapter 6. Moral Concepts in Practice IChapter 7. Moral Concepts in Practice IIChapter 8. Skills and Concepts for Ethics beyond the LifespanChapter 9. Cracking the Case, and Cases to Consider

Overall, this is a wonderful book for the beginner or an older individual that wants to examine their life and/or their decisions a little closer... The purpose of the book is to briefly introduce the reader to philosophical concepts and to help the individual understand ethics. I would highly recommend this book to those looking for a more didactic, structured form of learning how to identify and reason about various ethical dilemmas they face in their own lives.