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The Edge of Life. Human Dignity and Contemporary Bioethics.
Christopher Kaczor
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Description for The Edge of Life. Human Dignity and Contemporary Bioethics.
Hardback. Resituates bioethics in fundamental outlook by challenging both the Kantian and utilitarian approaches to evaluating how new technologies apply to human life. Drawing on an analysis of the dignity of the human person, as an agent and as the recipient of action, this book presents a "theoretical" approach to the problems of contemporary bioethics. Series: Philosophy and Medicine / Catholic Studies in Bioethics. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 395.
The Edge of Life: Human Dignity and Contemporary Bioethics treats a number of distinct moral questions and ?nds their answer in the dignity of the person, both as an agent and as a patient (in the sense of the recipient of action). Characteristically one’s view of the human being ultimately shapes one’s outlook on these matters. This book addresses questions that divide a culture of life from a culture of death as well as a number of questions debated within the Catholic tradition itself. The Edge of Life offers a critique of the new bio-ethic, represented by such notable authors ... Read more
The Edge of Life: Human Dignity and Contemporary Bioethics treats a number of distinct moral questions and ?nds their answer in the dignity of the person, both as an agent and as a patient (in the sense of the recipient of action). Characteristically one’s view of the human being ultimately shapes one’s outlook on these matters. This book addresses questions that divide a culture of life from a culture of death as well as a number of questions debated within the Catholic tradition itself. The Edge of Life offers a critique of the new bio-ethic, represented by such notable authors ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
155
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine / Catholic Studies in Bioethics
Number of Pages
155
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402031557
SKU
V9781402031557
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Reviews for The Edge of Life. Human Dignity and Contemporary Bioethics.
From the reviews: “Kaczor addresses a number of today’s key bioethical issues, in light of ‘the dignity of the person, both as an agent and as a patient’ … . Kaczor’s focus not only on human dignity, but also, and more specifically, on human action … . In general and in most particulars, The Edge of Life is an ... Read more