Bioethics - A Culture War (Paperback, New)

The purpose of this valuable book is to consider recent cultural trends in bioethics from a Catholic perspective. The first section describes modern cultural notions of health and human suffering. It examines the meaning of suffering in the contemporary world and relates this discussion to the ethical issues surrounding abortion, euthanasia, and the competing conceptions of health. The second section discusses the philosophical origins of the culture war through an examination of the problematic bases of various forms of moral relativism and its inability to guide moral action. The third section contextualizes this abstract discussion in the current political and legal debate on biotechnology, marriage, and the family. Bioethics is intended for a lay audience interested in understanding bioethical issues from a Catholic perspective.

General

Imprint:	University Press of America
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2005
First published:	December 2004
Editors:	Nicholas C Lund-Molfese • Michael L. Kelly
Contributors:	Nicholas C Lund-Molfese • Michael Kelly • Francis Cardinal George, OMI • Jean Bethke Elshtain • Patrick Lee • Peter Kreeft • Charles E. Rice • Gerard V Bradley
Dimensions:	229 x 156 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	100
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7618-2918-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7618-2918-0
Barcode:	9780761829188

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