Ethics at the beginning of life : a phenomenological critique / James Mumford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mumford, James.

Series:

Oxford Studies in Theological Ethics

Oxford studies in theological ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Phenomenology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many declare the debate about abortion to be hopelessly polarised, between conservatives and liberals, between forces religious and secular. In this book Mumford upends this received wisdom and challenges consensus, arguing that many dominant attitudes and argument fail to take into account the particular way human beings 'emerge' in the world.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part I; 1. Phenomenology and Human Emergence; What is phenomenology? An opening sketch; One phenomenon among others; 2. Encounters Idealized; 'A strange longing awakens'-Buber's philosophy of dialogue; 'The world is twofold'-the essence of Buber's scheme; 'Silence which is communication'-Buber's reformulations; 'Where it lacks, humanity does not occur'-I-Thou philosophy in Barth; The mother's experience; 3. Context Neglected; A new world view in the West; 'Antonio shall be bound'-the contract model; Context neglected-'being-in-the-world' as 'being-with'

The context which is kinshipForgetfulness of becoming; Part II; 4. Grounds for Recognition; The problem of empathy; The problem of the capacities approach; 5. Justifications of Force; 'Let me ask you to imagine this'-a famous analogy; A clear and present danger-abortion and emergency cases; Different circumstances? Abortion and unwanted pregnancy; Part III; 6. An Alternative Basis for Human Rights; 'Our brothers and sisters'-Gregory of Nazianzus's appeal to the imago Dei; Concluding remarks; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 26, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-874505-2

0-19-165545-7

OCLC:

922972149