A rich bioethics : public policy, biotechnology, and the Kass Council / Adam Briggle.

Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, [2010], ©2010.

x, 219 pages ; 23 cm.

Introduction: an experiment in public bioethics. -- Part I: Rich public bioethics and the Kass Council. -- Public bioethics and the birth of the Kass Council -- The deeper history of the Kass Council -- In defense of rich public bioethics I: self and society -- In defense of rich public bioethics II: mind and body -- Part II: The politics and policy of public bioethics. -- The Kass Council as institution and lightning rod -- The politicization of ethics advice -- The Kass Council as humanities policy -- Conclusion: public philosophy in a liberal democracy.

Includes bibliographical references and index.