Il fondo di modelli e strumenti matematici antichi dell'Università di Padova e l'iniziativa di Giuseppe Veronese per un laboratorio nazionale italiano / Franco Palladino

• Record Nr.: UNICAMPANIASUN0074271
• Autore: Palladino, Franco
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Padova, : Università degli studi di Padova, c1999
• Descrizione fisica: VII, 108 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
• Soggetti: 00-XX - General and overarching topics; collections [MSC 2020]
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Bioethics matters [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for concerned Catholics / / Moira McQueen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785359103321
• Autore: McQueen Moira
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Continuum, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-87074-2; 9786612870743; 1-4411-0004-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (108 p.)
• Disciplina: 241.64957
• Soggetti: Bioethics - Religious aspects - Catholic Church; Medical ethics - Religious aspects - Catholic Church
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; Part 1: Bioethics from a Roman Catholic perspective; 1. What is ethics?; 2. Some key terms; 3. The human person; 4. Sources of Roman Catholic ethics: Revelation and natural ; law; 5. Traditional moral theology: Objective dimensions; 6. Traditional moral theology: Subjective dimensions; 7. Conscience; 8. Conversion; Part 2: Reproductive technologies; 1. The human person: Church teaching; 2. Personhood: Theological and legal dimensions; 3. The morality of in vitro fertilization; 4. Ethical concerns arising from in vitro fertilization; 5. Stem cells: Embryonic and adult; 6. Stem cell experimentation and morality7. The principle of double effect; 8. Co-operation in evil; Part 3: End-of-life issues; 1. The dignity of the dying; 2. Patients' rights; 3. Withdrawal of treatment; Part 4: Catholic teaching on living life until the end; 1. Definitions; 2. The Dutch experience; 3. Suffering and palliative care; 4. The Christian approach to death; Appendix: Advance directives for health care; Notes
• Sommario/riassunto: Bioethics Matters is an essential resource for Catholic dealing with medical and end-of -life issues. This succinct guide clearly sets out Catholic teaching on today`s debated issues: stem cell research, reproductive technologies, euthanasia and much more. By presenting real-life situations, this guide provides readers with examples of Catholic ethical decision-making in action. The purpose is to show how Catholic teaching can help people today navigate their way through tough decisions and choices. Lay people deserve to be as educated as possible in Catholic teaching. Lay people today have hu