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After Dinner Conversation - Bioethics par Henry McFarland
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michelletinkham | 3 autres critiques | May 13, 2024 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
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roadkyl | 3 autres critiques | May 12, 2024 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
I found the two stories dealing with the fate of the sick and elderly the most moving, ”The Decay” in particular. Perhaps society in the future would come to the conclusion that it would be best if these unproductive people just died. But would that be humane? The story about vaccination during a zombie epidemic, ”On Good Authority”, was the most exciting, and I would have liked to read more about the future world described.
A few stories deal with more than one ethical dilemma. Perhaps it would have been better to focus on just one. In ”Step Back”, the two problems are both related to choosing the natural over the artificial, and I think that works well. In ”On Good Authority”, the problems are on the one hand vaccination and on the other sterilization. To me as a reader, having both these issues in the same story is a bit confusing.
One question mark is for whom the discussion questions after each short story are intended. An after dinner conversation between friends, as the title implies? College students, professionals, and book clubs are mentioned in the book. I think also high school teachers could use them with adaptation to their particular student group. I suppose the average reader will browse through the questions but enjoy the short stories.
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stefant | 3 autres critiques | May 12, 2024 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
I received a free electronic copy of this book as part of the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program in exchange for my honest review.
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