Alternatives in Jewish bioethics / Noam J. Zohar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zohar, Noam.

Series:

SUNY Series in Jewish Philosophy

SUNY series in Jewish philosophy

SUNY series in Jewish Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Medicine.

Bioethics.

Medical laws and legislation (Jewish law).

Jewish ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 165 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

""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 ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

9781438424873

1438424876