Alternatives in Jewish Bioethics.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (176 pages)
- SUNY Series in Jewish Philosophy Series .
- SUNY Series in Jewish Philosophy Series .
Front Matter -- Front Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Authority in Nature -- Death: Natural Process andHuman Intervention -- Parenthood: Natural Fact and Human Society -- God and Nature: A Summary -- Religious Humanism -- Elements of Religious Humanism -- Human Life. Human Lives: Assessing the Absolute -- Human Bodies: Long-Term Benefits and Symbolic Constraints -- Allocating Medical Resources: Global Planning and Immediate Obligations -- Back Matter -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.
This dialogue between the Jewish normative tradition and Western moral philosophy addresses central contemporary issues in medical ethics.
9781438424873
Medicine -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. Bioethics. Medical laws and legislation (Jewish law). Jewish ethics.