Bioethics: Bridge to the Future

Item

Title
Bioethics: Bridge to the Future
ABP identifier
ABP-W-0004
Creator
Van Rensselaer Potter
Date
1971
Type
Book
Description
Van Rensselaer Potter’s interdisciplinary work proposing bioethics as a bridge between biological knowledge and human values.
Intellectual stream
Boundary expansion
Verification status
Draft
Evidence confidence
High
Historical significance
Represents an expansive early conception of bioethics concerned with human survival and the relationship between biological knowledge, values, and the future.