Islamic biomedical ethics : principles and application / Abdulaziz Sachedina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sachedina, Abdulaziz Abdulhussein, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical ethics--Religious aspects--Islam.

Medical ethics.

Bioethics--Religious aspects--Islam.

Bioethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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,

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-272) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-988861-2

0-19-986023-8

0-19-970284-5

9786612053955

1-282-05395-7

OCLC:

368242636