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Record Nr.

UNINA9910348225303321

Autore

Eberl Jason T.

Titolo

Thomistic principles and bioethics / / Jason T. Eberl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2006

ISBN

1-135-98617-7

1-135-98618-5

1-280-54907-6

9786610549078

0-203-96625-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Collana

Routledge annals of bioethics ; ; 2

Disciplina

174.957

174/.957

189.4

Soggetti

Thomists

Bioethics

Electronic books.

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 (pages [137]-150) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Aquinas's works and abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Aquinas's account of human nature and natural law theory; 2. The beginning of a human person's life; 3. The end of a human person's life; 4. Issues at the beginning of human life: Abortion, embryonic stem cell research, and cloning; 5. Issues at the end of human life: PVS patients, euthanasia, and organ donation; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Alongside a revival of interest in Thomism in philosophy, scholars have realised its relevance when addressing certain contemporary issues in bioethics. This book offers a rigorous interpretation of Aquinas's metaphysics and ethical thought, and highlights its significance to questions in bioethics. Jason T. Eberl applies Aquinas's views on the seminal topics of human nature and morality to key questions in bioethics at the margins of human life - questions which are currently



contested in the academia, politics and the media such as: When does a human person's life be