Tom L. Beauchamp (Author of Principles of Biomedical Ethics)

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Tom L. Beauchamp

Born

December 02, 1939

Died

February 19, 2025

Genre

Ethics, Philosophy

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Tom Lamar Beauchamp was an American philosopher specializing in the work of David Hume, moral philosophy, bioethics, and animal ethics. He was Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was Senior Research Scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics.
Beauchamp authored or co-authored several books on ethics and on Hume, including Hume and the Problem of Causation (1981, with Alexander Rosenberg), Principles of Biomedical Ethics (1985, with James F. Childress), and The Human Use of Animals (1998, with F. Barbara Orlans et al). He was the co-editor with R. G. Frey of The Oxford Handbook of Animal Ethics (2011). He was also the co-editor of the complete works of Hume, The Critical Edition of the Works of David Hume ...more

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	Principles of Biomedical Ethics by Tom L. Beauchamp, James F. Childress 3.86 avg rating — 359 ratings — published 1978 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ethical Theory and Business 3.50 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1979 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contemporary Issues in Bioethics by Tom L. Beauchamp, LeRoy Walters, Jeffrey P. Kahn 4.21 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1978 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Matters of Life and Death by Tom L. Beauchamp, J. Baird Callicott 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1980 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Oxford Handbook of Animal Ethics (Oxford Handbooks) by Tom L. Beauchamp (Editor), R.G. Frey (Editor) 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philosophical Ethics: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy 3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1981 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ethical Issues in Death and Dying by Tom L. Beauchamp, Robert M. Veatch Ph.D. 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Case Studies in Business, Society, and Ethics 3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1983 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice by Tom L. Beauchamp, F. Barbara Orlans, Rebecca Dresser 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1998 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Principles of Animal Research Ethics by Tom L. Beauchamp, David DeGrazia 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars