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This book includes a number of distinct religious and secular views
on the anthropological, ethical and social challenges of
reproductive technologies in the light of human rights and in the
context of global bioethics. It includes contributions of bioethics
experts from six major religions-Buddhism, Confucianism,
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism-as well as secular
authors. The chapters include commentaries discussing the content
cross-religious/secular tradition to give a comparative
perspective. Not only the volume editors but also the contributing
authors took part in reviewing each others' chapter making this a
unique collected volume, not common in interreligious dialogue
today. This text appeals to researchers and students working in the
fields of bioethics and religious/secular studies.
With the advance of biomedicine, certain individuals and groups are
vulnerable because of their incapacities to defend themselves. The
International Bioethics Committee as a UNESCO working group has for
the last several years dedicated to deepen this principle of human
vulnerability and personal integrity. This book serves to
supplement this effort with a religious perspective given a great
number of the world's population is affiliated with some religious
traditions. While there is diversity within each of these
traditions, all of them carry in them the mission to protect the
weak, the underprivileged, and the poor. Thus, here presented is a
collection of papers written by bioethics experts from six major
world religions-Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism,
Islam and Judaism-who were gathered to discuss the meaning and
implications of the principle of vulnerability in their respective
traditions.
This book explores the challenges of informed consent in medical
intervention and research ethics, considering the global reality of
multiculturalism and religious diversity. Even though informed
consent is a gold standard in research ethics, its theoretical
foundation is based on the conception of individual subjects making
autonomous decisions. There is a need to reconsider autonomy as
relational-where family members, community and religious leaders
can play an important part in the consent process. The volume
re-evaluates informed consent in multicultural contexts and
features perspectives from Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism,
Christianity, Judaism and Islam. It is valuable reading for
scholars interested in bioethics, healthcare ethics, research
ethics, comparative religions, theology, human rights, law and
sociology.
This book explores what constitutes an enhancement fit for humanity
in the age of nanotechnologies, biotechnologies, information
technologies, and technologies related to the cognitive sciences.
It considers the influence of emergent technology upon our
understanding of human nature and the impact on future generations.
Drawing on the Catholic tradition, in particular, the book gathers
international contributions from scientific, philosophical, legal,
and religious perspectives. Together they offer a positive step in
an ongoing dialogue regarding the promises and perils of emergent
technology for man's integral human development.
Attitudes towards science, medicine and the body are all profoundly
shaped by people's worldviews. When discussing issues of bioethics,
religion often plays a major role. In this volume, the role of
genetic manipulation and neurotechnology in shaping human identity
is examined from multiple religious perspectives. This can help us
to understand how religion might affect the impact of the
initiatives such as the UNESCO Declaration in Bioethics and Human
Rights. The book features bioethics experts from six major
religions: Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism,
and Judaism. It includes a number of distinct religious and
cultural views on the anthropological, ethical and social
challenges of emerging technologies in the light of human rights
and in the context of global bioethics. The contributors work
together to explore issues such as: cultural attitudes to gene
editing; neuroactive drugs; the interaction between genes and
behaviours; the relationship between the soul, the mind and DNA;
and how can clinical applications of these technologies benefit the
developing world. This is a significant collection, demonstrating
how religion and modern technologies relate to one another. It
will, therefore, be of great interest to academics working in
bioethics, religion and the body, interreligious dialogue, and
religion and science, technology and neuroscience.
Attitudes towards science, medicine and the body are all profoundly
shaped by people's worldviews. When discussing issues of bioethics,
religion often plays a major role. In this volume, the role of
genetic manipulation and neurotechnology in shaping human identity
is examined from multiple religious perspectives. This can help us
to understand how religion might affect the impact of the
initiatives such as the UNESCO Declaration in Bioethics and Human
Rights. The book features bioethics experts from six major
religions: Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism,
and Judaism. It includes a number of distinct religious and
cultural views on the anthropological, ethical and social
challenges of emerging technologies in the light of human rights
and in the context of global bioethics. The contributors work
together to explore issues such as: cultural attitudes to gene
editing; neuroactive drugs; the interaction between genes and
behaviours; the relationship between the soul, the mind and DNA;
and how can clinical applications of these technologies benefit the
developing world. This is a significant collection, demonstrating
how religion and modern technologies relate to one another. It
will, therefore, be of great interest to academics working in
bioethics, religion and the body, interreligious dialogue, and
religion and science, technology and neuroscience.
With the advance of biomedicine, certain individuals and groups are
vulnerable because of their incapacities to defend
themselves. The International Bioethics Committee as a UNESCO
working group has for the last several years dedicated to deepen
this principle of human vulnerability and personal integrity.
This book serves to supplement this effort with a
religious perspective given a great number of the world’s
population is affiliated with some religious
traditions. While there is diversity within each of
these traditions, all of them carry in them the mission to protect
the weak, the underprivileged, and the poor. Thus, here presented
is a collection of papers written by bioethics experts from
six major world religions—Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism,
Hinduism, Islam and Judaism—who were gathered to discuss the
meaning and implications of the principle of vulnerability in
their respective traditions. Â Â Â Â
Principles of Cash Flow Valuation is the only book available that
focuses exclusively on cash flow valuation. This text provides a
comprehensive and practical, market-based framework for the
valuation of finite cash flows derived from a set of integrated
financial statements, namely, the income statement, balance sheet,
and cash budget. The authors have distilled the essence of years of
gathering academic wisdom in the study of cash flow analysis and
the cost of capital. Their work should go a long way toward
bridging the gap between the application of cost benefit analysis
and the theory of capital budgeting. This book covers the basic
concepts in market-based cash flow valuation. Topics include the
tme value of money (TVM) and an introduction to cost of capital;
basic review of financial statements and accounting concepts;
construction of integrated pro-forma financial statements;
derivation of free cash flows; use of the WACC in theory and in
practice; estimating the WACC for non traded firms; calculating the
terminal value beyond the planning period. It also revisits the
theory for cost of capital and explains how cash flows are valued
in reality. The ideas are illustrated using examples and a case
study. The presentation is appropriate for a range of technical
backgrounds. This text will be of interest to finance professionals
as well as MBA and other graduate students in finance.
This book includes a number of distinct religious and secular views
on the anthropological, ethical and social challenges of
reproductive technologies in the light of human rights and in the
context of global bioethics. It includes contributions of bioethics
experts from six major religions-Buddhism, Confucianism,
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism-as well as secular
authors. The chapters include commentaries discussing the content
cross-religious/secular tradition to give a comparative
perspective. Not only the volume editors but also the contributing
authors took part in reviewing each others' chapter making this a
unique collected volume, not common in interreligious dialogue
today. This text appeals to researchers and students working in the
fields of bioethics and religious/secular studies.
This book discuss the meaning and implications of the social and
ethical implications of the notion of social responsibility in
healthcare in six major world religions - Buddhism, Christianity,
Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, & Judaism. This collection of
papers is based on a four-day workshop where bioethics experts from
various religious traditions gathered. They discussed the ways in
which their respective traditions could, or could not, uphold the
tenets of Article 14 of UNESCO's Universal Declaration of bioethics
and Human Rights. The different papers presented in this book are
based on this interchange of ideas at the workshop. The book
explores the potential points of convergence among the various
perspectives presented, as well as a discussion on the ways in
which their moral differences may be managed. The managing of these
moral differences through international socio-ethical mechanisms,
contributes significantly to the UNESCO Universal Declaration of
Bioethics and Human Rights' goal of simultaneously respecting
religio-cultural pluralism while upholding a commitment to human
rights.
This book deals with the thorny issue of human rights in different
cultures and religions, especially in the light of bioethical
issues. In this book, experts from Christianity, Judaism, Islam,
Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism and Confucianism discuss the tension
between their religious traditions and the claim of universality of
human rights. The East-West contrast is particularly evident with
regards to human rights. Some writers find the human rights
language too individualistic and it is foreign to major religions
where the self does not exist in isolation, but is normally
immersed in a web of relations and duties towards family, friends,
religion community, and society. Is the human rights discourse a
predominantly Western liberal ideal, which in bioethics is
translated to mean autonomy and free choice? In today's democratic
societies, laws have been drafted to protect individuals and
communities against slavery, discrimination, torture or genocide.
Yet, it appears unclear at what moment universal rights supersede
respect for cultural diversity and pluralism. This collection of
articles demonstrates a rich spectrum of positions among different
religions, as they confront the ever more pressing issues of
bioethics and human rights in the modern world. This book is
intended for those interested in the contemporary debates on
religious ethics, human rights, bioethics, cultural diversity and
multiculturalism.
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