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Record Nr.

UNINA9910765850703321

Autore

Eberl Jason T.

Titolo

Thomistic principles and bioethics / / Jason T. Eberl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2006

London : , : Routledge, , 2017

©2006

ISBN

9786610549078

9781135986179

1135986177

9781135986186

1135986185

9781280549076

1280549076

9780203966259

0203966252

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Collana

Routledge annals of bioethics ; ; 2

Classificazione

PHI000000PHI005000PHI012000

Disciplina

174.957

Soggetti

Thomists

Bioethics

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 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