Can the Hippocratic and Judeo-Christian traditions be synthesized with contemporary thought about practical reason, virtue and community to provide real-life answers to the dilemmas of healthcare today? Bishop Anthony Fisher discusses conscience, relationships and law in relation to the modern-day controversies surrounding stem cell research, abortion, transplants, artificial feeding and euthanasia, using case studies to offer insight and illumination. What emerges is a reason-based bioethics for the twenty-first century; a bioethics that treats faith and reason with equal seriousness, that shows the relevance of ancient wisdom to the complexities of modern healthcare scenarios and that offers new suggestions for social policy and regulation. Philosophical argument is complemented by Catholic theology and analysis of social and biomedical trends, to make this an auspicious example of a new generation of Catholic bioethical writing which has relevance for people of all faiths and none.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521253246
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111484084
Product Key Features
Author
Anthony Fisher
Publication Name
Catholic Bioethics Fora New Millennium
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Biology
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
227mm
Item Width
153mm
Item Weight
560g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Anthony Fisher
Topic
Religious History, Christianity
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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