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Embodiment, Morality and Medicine
. Ed(S): Sowle Cahill, Lisa; Farley, Margaret A.
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Description for Embodiment, Morality and Medicine
Hardback. Deals with the relevance of 'embodiment' to bioethics, considering both the historical development and contemporary perspectives on the mind-body relation. This book emphasises on the importance of the body in defining personal identity as well as on the role of social context in shaping experience of the body. Editor(s): Sowle Cahill, Lisa; Farley, Margaret A. Series: Theology and Medicine. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Embodiment, Morality and Medicine deals with the relevance of `embodiment' to bioethics, considering both the historical development and contemporary perspectives on the mind--body relation. The emphasis of all authors is on the importance of the body in defining personal identity as well as on the role of social context in shaping experience of the body. Among the perspectives considered are Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, and African-American. Feminist concerns are important throughout.
Embodiment, Morality and Medicine deals with the relevance of `embodiment' to bioethics, considering both the historical development and contemporary perspectives on the mind--body relation. The emphasis of all authors is on the importance of the body in defining personal identity as well as on the role of social context in shaping experience of the body. Among the perspectives considered are Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, and African-American. Feminist concerns are important throughout.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Series
Theology and Medicine
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792333425
SKU
V9780792333425
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