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Synopsis
Narratives have always played a prominent role in both bioethics and medicine; the fields have attracted much storytelling, ranging from great literature to humbler stories of sickness and personal histories. And all bioethicists work with cases—from court cases that shape policy matters to case studies that chronicle sickness. But how useful are these various narratives for sorting out moral matters? What kind of ethical work can stories do—and what are the limits to this work? The new essays in Stories and Their Limits offer insightful reflections on the relationship between narratives and ethics.
Booknews
The editor is director of the Center for Applied and Professional Ethics at the U. of Tennessee, Knoxville. She draws together 17 essays by contributors involved with medical ethics and the humanities who discuss how stories, case studies, personal narratives, and clinical anecdotes affect ethical sensibilities. A sampling of topics: the meaning of "narrative ethics," the ethical dimensions of literature, narrative competence, and narrative rationality and the negotiation of clinical choice. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.