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Embodiment, Morality, and Medicine by L.S. Cahill (English) Hardcover Book
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Medicine
- ISBN-13
- 9780792333425
- Topic
- Medicine
- ISBN
- 9780792333425
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
ISBN-10
079233342X
ISBN-13
9780792333425
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6038691563
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
Xiv, 226 Pages
Publication Name
Embodient, Morality, and Medicine
Language
English
Subject
Ethics, Mind & Body, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Religious, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Science, Medical
Series
Theology and Medicine Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
40.2 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
94-046674
Dewey Edition
20
Series Volume Number
6
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
174/.2
Table Of Content
I: Perspectives on Embodiment.- The Body and the Bible: Life in the Flesh According to the Spirit.- Embodiment and Ambivalence: A Jewish Feminist Perspective.- Islamic Perspectives on the Human Body: Legal, Social and Spiritual Considerations.- II: Practical Applications.- Genetic Research and the Elusive Body.- Abortion: Embodiment and Prenatal Development.- Ritual Recognition of Abortion: Japanese Buddhist Practices and U.S. Jewish and Christian Proposals.- Whose Bodies? Which Selves? Appeals to Embodiment in Assessments of Reproductive Technology.- Embodiment and Organ Transplants: On Giving and Taking Our Bodies More Seriously.- African Americans and Organ Donation: Reflections on Religion, Ethics and Embodiment.- The "Fridge": Health Care and the Disembodiment of Women.- Marks of the Body: Embodiment and Diminishment.- The Body Suffering: Illness and Disability.- "Embodiment" and Moral Critique: A Christian Social Perspective.- Notes on Contributors.
Synopsis
Embodiment, Morality and Medicine deals with the relevance of embodiment' to bioethics, considering both the historical development and contemporary perspectives on the mind--body relation. The emphasis of all authors is on the importance of the body in defining personal identity as well as on the role of social context in shaping experience of the body. Among the perspectives considered are Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, and African-American. Feminist concerns are important throughout., Embodiment, Morality and Medicine deals with the relevance of 'embodiment' to bioethics, considering both the historical development and contemporary perspectives on the mind--body relation. The emphasis of all authors is on the importance of the body in defining personal identity as well as on the role of social context in shaping experience of the body. Among the perspectives considered are Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, and African-American. Feminist concerns are important throughout.
LC Classification Number
BJ1-1725
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