Edmund D. (Hrsg.) Pellegrino

Jewish and Catholic Bioethics

An Ecumenical Dialogue

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Drawing on multiple interconnected scriptural and spiritual sources, the Jewish tradition of ethical reflection is intricate and nuanced. This book presents scholarly Jewish perspectives on suffering, healing, life, and death, and it compares them with contemporary Christian and secular views.The Jewish perspectives presented in this book are mainly those of orthodox scholars, with the responses representing primarily Christian-Catholic points of view. Readers unfamiliar with the Jewish tradition will find here a practical introduction to its major voices, from Spinoza to Jewish religious law. The contributors explore such issues as active an… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Faden, Alan I. (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-87840-746-0
EAN: 9780878407460
Produktnummer: 1399377
Verlag: Georgetown University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
Seitenangabe: 256 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.0 cm 490 g
Gewicht: 490
Sonstiges: Undergraduate

Über den Autor

Edmund D. Pellegrino, MD, is the chairman of the President's Council on Bioethics, and professor emeritus of medicine and medical ethics, Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical Center. He is the author of numerous books, including Helping and Healing: Religious Commitment in Health Care and The Christian Virtues in Medical Practice (both published by Georgetown University Press). Alan I. Faden, MD, is a professor of neuroscience, neurology, and pharmacology at the Georgetown University Medical Center. He is coauthor of Medical Harm: Historical, Conceptual and Ethical Dimensions of Iatrogenic Illness.