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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967007603321

Autore

Zohar Noam

Titolo

Alternatives in Jewish bioethics / / Noam J. Zohar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c1997

ISBN

9781438424873

1438424876

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (viii, 165 pages)

Collana

SUNY series in Jewish Philosophy

SUNY series in Jewish philosophy

Disciplina

296.3/85642

Soggetti

Medicine - Religious aspects - Judaism

Bioethics

Medical laws and legislation (Jewish law)

Jewish ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-160) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Front Cover""; ""Half Title Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Authority in Nature""; ""Death: Natural Process and Human 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 ""

Sommario/riassunto

This dialogue between the Jewish normative tradition and Western moral philosophy addresses central contemporary issues in medical ethics.