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Heated debates are not unusual when confronting tough medical
issues where it seems that moral and religious perspectives often
erupt in conflict with philosophical or political positions. In
"The Sanctity of Human Life", Jewish theologian David Novak
acknowledges that it is impossible not to take into account the
theological view of human life, but the challenge is how to present
the religious perspective to nonreligious people. In doing so, he
shows that the two positions - the theological and the
philosophical - aren't as far apart as they may seem. Novak digs
deep into Jewish scripture and tradition to find guidance for
assessing three contemporary controversies in medicine and public
policy: the use of embryos to derive stem cells for research,
socialized medicine, and physician-assisted suicide. Beginning with
thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Nietsche, and drawing on
great Jewish figures in history - Maimonides, Rashi, and various
commentators on the Torah (written law) and the Mishnah (oral law)
- Novak speaks brilliantly to these modern moral dilemmas. "The
Sanctity of Human Life" weaves a rich and sophisticated tapestry of
evidence to conclude that the Jewish understanding of the human
being as sacred, as the image of God, is in fact compatible with
philosophical claims about the rights of the human
person-especially the right to life - and can be made intelligible
to secular culture. Thus, according to Novak, the use of stem cells
from embryos is morally unacceptable; the sanctity of the human
person, and not capitalist or socialist approaches, should drive
our understanding of national health care; and physician-assisted
suicide violates humankind's fundamental responsibility for caring
for one another. Novak's erudite argument and rigorous scholarship
will appeal to all scholars and students engaged in the work of
theology and bioethics.
General
Imprint: |
Georgetown University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2009 |
First published: |
2007 |
Authors: |
David Novak
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Contributors: |
David Novak
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-58901-504-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-58901-504-5 |
Barcode: |
9781589015043 |
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