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Leon R. Kass has been helping Americans better understand the human
condition for over four decades as a teacher, writer, scholar,
public champion of the humanities, and defender of human dignity.
From bioethics to civic education, from interpreting the Bible to
weighing the moral implications of modern science, Kass has offered
wisdom, guidance, and instruction. In this volume, fifteen of
Kass's admirers, including students, colleagues, and friends, honor
his work by reflecting on the broad range of subjects to which he
has devoted his life's work. Some of the essays offer
interpretations of great works of literature and philosophy from
Homer, Sophocles, and Plato to Rousseau, Franklin, Jane Austen,
Hawthorne, and Henry James. Others examine the significance of Leon
Kass's work as a bioethicist and Chairman of the President's
Council on Bioethics and as an interpreter of the Book of Genesis.
The essays collected in Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver offer
a sense of the breadth of Kass's interests and insights and of the
influence he has had on generations of scholars. The reader is
further acquainted with the career of Leon R. Kass by a
biographical introduction and a comprehensive listing of his
published writings and the courses he has taught."
Contains a collection of essays exploring human dignity and
bioethics, a concept crucial to today's discourse in law and ethics
in general and in bioethics in particular.
This collection of essays, commissioned by the President's Council
on Bioethics, explores a fundamental concept crucial to today's
discourse in law and ethics in general and in bioethics in
particular. Since its formation in 2001, the council has frequently
used the term "human dignity" in its discussions and reports. In
this volume scholars from the fields of philosophy, medicine and
medical ethics, law, political science, and public policy address
the issue of what the concept of "human dignity" entails and its
proper role in bioethical controversies. Human Dignity and
Bioethics is an attempt to clarify a controversial concept, one
that is a critical component in the decisions of policymakers.
Contributors: Adam Schulman, F. Daniel Davis, Daniel C. Dennett,
Robert P. Kraynak, Alfonso Gomez-Lobo, Patricia S. Churchland,
Gilbert Meilaender, Holmes Rolston III, Charles Rubin, Nick
Bostrom, Richard John Neuhaus, Peter Augustine Lawler, Diana
Schaub, Leon R. Kass, Susan M. Shell, Martha Nussbaum, David
Gelernter, Patrick Lee, Robert P. George, Paul Weithman, Daniel P.
Sulmasy, O.F.M., Rebecca Dresser, and Edmund D. Pellegrino.
Leon R. Kass has been helping Americans better understand the human
condition for over four decades as a teacher, writer, scholar,
public champion of the humanities, and defender of human dignity.
From bioethics to civic education, from interpreting the Bible to
weighing the moral implications of modern science, Kass has offered
wisdom, guidance, and instruction. In this volume, fifteen of
Kass's admirers, including students, colleagues, and friends, honor
his work by reflecting on the broad range of subjects to which he
has devoted his life's work. Some of the essays offer
interpretations of great works of literature and philosophy from
Homer, Sophocles, and Plato to Rousseau, Franklin, Jane Austen,
Hawthorne, and Henry James. Others examine the significance of Leon
Kass's work as a bioethicist and Chairman of the President's
Council on Bioethics and as an interpreter of the Book of Genesis.
The essays collected in Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver offer
a sense of the breadth of Kass's interests and insights and of the
influence he has had on generations of scholars. The reader is
further acquainted with the career of Leon R. Kass by a
biographical introduction and a comprehensive listing of his
published writings and the courses he has taught."
Two generations of students inspired by Harvey Mansfield come
together here to demonstrate how their diverse approaches
illuminate the topic of the arts of rule and speak to the wide
scope of Mansfield's contributions. The essays collected here cover
both ancient and modern ground. The first section covers topics
such as Xenophon's question of what it is to be a gentleman,
Aristotle's view of friendship, Montaigne's account of the highest
good, and Montesquieu's elevation of modesty. The second section
engages Machiavelli's political theory and its influence on
subsequent thinkers, such as Bacon, Hobbes, and Hume. Authors in
the third section examine the sources, conditions, and practices of
freedom in the context of modern politics, drawing on writers from
Shakespeare to Tocqueville to shed light on contemporary debates.
The arts of rule cover the exercise of power by princes and popular
sovereigns, but they range beyond the domain of government itself,
extending to civil associations, political parties, and religious
institutions. Artful rule both directs the use of authority toward
a specific end and posits a more comprehensive vision of the best
way of life for human beings. Making full use of political
philosophy and benefiting from a range of backgrounds, this
collection recognizes that although the arts of rule are
comprehensive, the best government is a limited one.
Two generations of students inspired by Harvey Mansfield come
together here to demonstrate how their diverse approaches
illuminate the topic of the arts of rule and speak to the wide
scope of Mansfield's contributions. The essays collected here cover
both ancient and modern ground. The first section covers topics
such as Xenophon's question of what it is to be a gentleman,
Aristotle's view of friendship, Montaigne's account of the highest
good, and Montesquieu's elevation of modesty. The second section
engages Machiavelli's political theory and its influence on
subsequent thinkers, such as Bacon, Hobbes, and Hume. Authors in
the third section examine the sources, conditions, and practices of
freedom in the context of modern politics, drawing on writers from
Shakespeare to Tocqueville to shed light on contemporary debates.
The arts of rule cover the exercise of power by princes and popular
sovereigns, but they range beyond the domain of government itself,
extending to civil associations, political parties, and religious
institutions. Artful rule both directs the use of authority toward
a specific end and posits a more comprehensive vision of the best
way of life for human beings. Making full use of political
philosophy and benefiting from a range of backgrounds, this
collection recognizes that although the arts of rule are
comprehensive, the best government is a limited one.
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