The Sanctity Of Human Life

Author : David Novak
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1589014669

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The Sanctity of Human Life by David Novak Pdf

Heated debates are not unusual when confronting tough medical issues where it seems that moral and religious perspectives often erupt in conflict with philosophical or political positions. In The Sanctity of Human Life, Jewish theologian David Novak acknowledges that it is impossible not to take into account the theological view of human life, but the challenge is how to present the religious perspective to nonreligious people. In doing so, he shows that the two positions—the theological and the philosophical—aren't as far apart as they may seem. Novak digs deep into Jewish scripture and tradition to find guidance for assessing three contemporary controversies in medicine and public policy: the use of embryos to derive stem cells for research, socialized medicine, and physician-assisted suicide. Beginning with thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Nietsche, and drawing on great Jewish figures in history—Maimonides, Rashi, and various commentators on the Torah (written law) and the Mishnah (oral law)—Novak speaks brilliantly to these modern moral dilemmas. The Sanctity of Human Life weaves a rich and sophisticated tapestry of evidence to conclude that the Jewish understanding of the human being as sacred, as the image of God, is in fact compatible with philosophical claims about the rights of the human person—especially the right to life—and can be made intelligible to secular culture. Thus, according to Novak, the use of stem cells from embryos is morally unacceptable; the sanctity of the human person, and not capitalist or socialist approaches, should drive our understanding of national health care; and physician-assisted suicide violates humankind's fundamental responsibility for caring for one another. Novak's erudite argument and rigorous scholarship will appeal to all scholars and students engaged in the work of theology and bioethics.

Author : David P. Gushee
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780802844200

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The Sacredness of Human Life by David P. Gushee Pdf

A comprehensive examination of the sacredness of human life, encompassing biblical roots, theological elaborations, historical cases, and contemporary ethical perspectives. Gushee argues that viewing human life as sacred is one of the most precious legacies of biblical faith-- albeit one that the church has too often failed to uphold.

Author : K. Bayertz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400915909

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Sanctity of Life and Human Dignity by K. Bayertz Pdf

`Sanctity of life' and `human dignity' are two bioethical concepts that play an important role in bioethical discussions. Despite their separate history and content, they have similar functions in these discussions. In many cases they are used to bring a difficult or controversial debate to an end. They serve as unquestionable cornerstones of morality, as rocks able to weather the storms of moral pluralism. This book provides the reader with analyses of these two concepts from different philosophical, professional and cultural points of view. Sanctity of Life and Human Dignity presents a comparative analysis of both concepts.

Author : Peter F. Connell
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1542911958

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On the Sanctity of Human Life by Peter F. Connell Pdf

Written to Pastors, Christian healthcare workers, and Christians sitting in our churches, On the Sanctity of Human Life is a straightforward book detailing a biblical perspective of the sanctity of human life; but more than that, it delves into how we as Christians need to view life when we are faced with decisions such as having a family, dealing with sickness and death, and maintaining a proper perspective of the uniqueness and value of every human life from the moment of conception. This book is written with the purpose of informing ministry and laity alike of some of the complex issues that face and will face every family in every one of our congregations. It also seeks to alert believers who work in the medical community to the humanistic influences behind some of the changes being implemented in medical institutions across America. Additionally, pastors have a duty to be informed and aware of what is happening in the world around us. We must become aware of a worldview that is prevalent and growing in modern medicine, academia, government and public media that is quite contrary to Scripture. This prevalent worldview, by reason of its pervasiveness in many parts of our society, will invariably affect our thinking unless it is countered with sound, biblical teaching that inculcates a biblical worldview as it relates to these issues. Some areas of the United States generally have a more Judeo-Christian mindset than other areas of the country, and the secular worldview described in this book is not as prevalent in those areas-even though that secular worldview is making serious inroads even in those areas. Much of the country, however, is profoundly influenced by a culture that devalues human life, and this has infiltrated the healthcare industry. Pastors should read these pages with interest and use this book as a stepping stone to become vitally informed about the issues that face every family. In doing so, it will better equip them to wisely counsel families and individuals in their congregations-and teach them these principles before their times of need. Every Christian needs to understand these principles and how they apply to life and end-of-life situations so they will not have to try to digest it all during a time of crisis.

Author : Robert Laurence Barry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Christian ethics
ISBN : UOM:39015054389443

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The Sanctity of Human Life and Its Protection by Robert Laurence Barry Pdf

In recent decades, there has been much discussion of the sanctity of life and the level of protection to be accorded human life. This book discuss the nature of this protection, the basis for claims about its protection and how it is to be brought about in specific instances and situations.

Author : Eric Lionel Mascall
Publisher : Paternoster
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Abortion
ISBN : UCSC:32106008566009

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Abortion and the Sanctity of Human Life by Eric Lionel Mascall Pdf

Author : Randy Alcorn
Publisher : Hendrickson Publishers
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781619701199

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Why Pro-Life? by Randy Alcorn Pdf

An updated look at one of the most crucial issues of our time! Infused with compassion and grounded in science, Alcorn's guide takes a hard look at tough questions, including "What makes life meaningful?" and "Is abortion really a women's rights issue?" His clear presentation of the facts provides welcome insights for pro-choicers and pro-lifers alike.

Author : Julia Kristeva
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780231547499

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Passions of Our Time by Julia Kristeva Pdf

Julia Kristeva is a true polymath, an intellectual of astonishingly wide range whose erudition and insight have been brought to bear on psychoanalysis, literary criticism, gender and sex, and cultural critique. Passions of Our Time showcases recent essays of Kristeva’s that demonstrate the scope of her capacious intellect, her gifts as a stylist, and the profound contribution of her thought to the challenges of the present. The collection begins with а vivid recollection of celebrating, as a child in Bulgaria, Alphabet Day, the holiday honoring the Cyrillic letters, which proceeds outward into a contemplation of the writer as translator. Kristeva considers literature with Barthes, freedom through Rousseau, Teresa of Avila and mystical experience, Simone de Beauvoir’s dream life, and Antigone and the psychic life of women. A group of essays drawing on her psychoanalytic work delve into Freud, Lacan, maternal eroticism, and the continued importance of psychoanalysis today. In a series of striking investigations, she thinks through disability and normativity, monotheism and secularization, the need to believe and the desire to know. Calling for the courage to renew and reinvent humanism, she outlines the principles of a stance founded on the importance of respecting human life. Finally, Kristeva discusses French culture and diversity, rethinking universalism and interrogating the potential for Islam and psychoanalysis to meet, and pays homage to Beauvoir by rephrasing her dictum into the provocative “One is born woman, but I become one.”

Author : Ronald Dworkin
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780307787910

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Life's Dominion by Ronald Dworkin Pdf

Internationally renowned lawyer and philosopher Ronald Dworkin addresses the crucially related acts of abortion and euthanasia in a brilliantly original book that examines their meaning in a nation that prizes both life and individual liberty. From Roe v. Wade to the legal battle over the death of Nancy Cruzan, no issues have opened greater rifts in American society than those of abortion and euthanasia. At the heart of Life's Dominion is Dworkin's inquest into why abortion and euthanasia provoke such controversy. Do these acts violate some fundamental "right to life"? Or are the objections against them based on the belief that human life is sacred? Combining incisive moral reasoning and close readings of indicidual court decisions with a majestic interpretation of the U.S. Constitution itself, Dworkin gives us a work that is absolutely essential for anyone who cares about the legal status of human life.

Author : John Keown
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002-04-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521009332

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Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy by John Keown Pdf

Whether the law should permit voluntary euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide is one of the most vital questions facing all modern societies. Internationally, the main obstacle to legalisation has proved to be the objection that, even if they were morally acceptable in certain 'hard cases', voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide could not be effectively controlled; society would slide down a 'slippery slope' to the killing of patients who did not make a free and informed request, or for whom palliative care would have offered an alternative. How cogent is this objection? This book provides the general reader (who need have no expertise in philosophy, law or medicine) with a lucid introduction to this central question in the debate, not least by reviewing the Dutch euthanasia experience. It will interest all in any country whether currently for or against legalisation, who wish to ensure that their opinions are better informed.

Author : John Keown
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199589555

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The Law and Ethics of Medicine by John Keown Pdf

The principle of the sanctity of life is key to the law governing medical practice and professional medical ethics. It is also widely misunderstood. This book clarifies the principle and considers how it influences the law governing abortion; 'test-tube' babies; euthanasia; feeding patients in persistent vegetative states; and palliative treatment.

Author : B.A. Brody
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789401578387

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Suicide and Euthanasia by B.A. Brody Pdf

Author : Baruch A. Brody
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036169980

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Abortion and the Sanctity of Human Life by Baruch A. Brody Pdf

Author : Glanville Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258483777

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The Sanctity of Life and the Criminal Law by Glanville Williams Pdf

Author : Helga Kuhse
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015012591825

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The Sanctity-of-life Doctrine in Medicine by Helga Kuhse Pdf

Examining and refuting the "sanctity-of-life" view in medical decision making, Kuhse argues for a quality-of-life ethic based on the belief that there is a profound difference between merely being alive and life being in the patient's interest.