Covenants of Life - Contemporary Medical Ethics in Light of the Thought of Paul Ramsey (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003)

The intense fervor of a Mississippi Methodist preacher, the meticulous reasoning of an Oxford logician, the dogged persistence of a head longshoreman, the unflagging humor of a Rabelaisian satirist. To have met Paul Ramsey at a lecture in a medical university; a heady conference at Hastings-on Hudson; a congressional hearing; deliberations at a church assembly; or a bull session in some coffee shop was to be confronted with a gentleman of unforgettable energy, insight, and delight. In many roles--as a young instructor in religious studies at Princeton University, a concerned moral theologian commenting on the ethics of the "sit-ins" and nuclear issues, an observer and dialogue partner with physicians at Georgetown and other medical centers, a faithful editor and analyst of Jonathan Edwards' ethical writings, a trustee of the Hastings center, a voluminous correspondent with others who would join to disciplined pursuit of values--Paul Ramsey in all roles was indefatigable in zeal, rigorous in demand and gracious in coadventuring (to use one of his wonderful metaphors). This volume captures a unique exchange between Paul Ramsey and his most prominent colleagues. In one sense it remains a Festschrift in his honor, characterized, at times, by a markedly informal tone."

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Philosophy and Medicine, 77
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	2002
Editors:	K.L. Vaux • M. Stenberg
Dimensions:	223 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	258
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-6189-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General
LSN:	90-481-6189-4
Barcode:	9789048161898

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