Review of Jeremy Sugarman and Daniel P. Sulmasy, eds., Methods in Medical Ethics (2nd ed.)

The second edition of Methods in Medical Ethics, edited by Jeremy Sugarman and Daniel P. Sulmasy, is remarkably well written and serves as a comprehensive overview of research methods in the field of medical ethics. The book itself is of moderate size and consists of 18 chapters and 353 pages. Five of the 18 chapters contain supporting tables and figures. References cited throughout the text are a blend of historically relevant citations and current research. The book is, for the most part, extremely easy to read, flows nicely from section to section and chapter to chapter, and will serve as an excellent introduction to empirical bioethics for audiences from a wide variety of disciplines. The book is divided into three major sections: Overview, Methods, and Applications. A brief description of the various sections contained in the book follows.