Islamic biomedical ethics [[electronic resource] ] : principles and application / / Abdulaziz Sachedina

• Autore: Sachedina Abdulaziz Abdulhussein <1942->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (291 p.)
• Disciplina: 174
• Soggetto topico: Medical ethics - Religious aspects - Islam; Bioethics - Religious aspects - Islam
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-272) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. In Search of Principles of Healthcare Ethics in Islam; 3. Health and Suffering; 4. The Beginning of Life; 5. Terminating Early Life; 6. Death and Dying; 7. Organ Donation and Cosmetic Enhancement; 8. Islamic Bioethics - Recent Developments; 9. Epilogue; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W
• Sommario/riassunto: Biomedical ethics is a burgeoning academic field with complex and far-reaching consequences. Whereas in Western secular bioethics this subject falls within larger ethical theories and applications (utilitarianism, deontology, teleology, and the like), Islamic biomedical ethics has yet to find its natural academic home in Islamic studies. In this pioneering work, Abdulaziz Sachedina - a scholar with life-long academic training in Islamic law - relates classic Muslim religious values to the new ethical challenges that arise from medical research and practice. He depends on Muslim legal theory,
• Titolo autorizzato: Islamic biomedical ethics
• ISBN: 0-19-988861-2; 0-19-986023-8; 0-19-970284-5; 9786612053955; 1-282-05395-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792220503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II