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Alongside a revival of interest in Thomism in philosophy, scholars have realised its relevance when addressing certain contemporary issues in bioethics. This book offers a rigorous interpretation of Aquinas's metaphysics and ethical thought, and highlights its significance to questions in bioethics. Jason T. Eberl applies Aquinas's views on the seminal topics of human nature and morality to key questions in bioethics at the margins of human life - questions which are currently contested in the academia, politics and the media such as: When does a human person's life be
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monografia Rebiun24359840 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun24359840 m o d | cr -n--------- 051129s2006 enk o 000 0 eng d 1-135-98618-5 1-280-54907-6 9786610549078 0-203-96625-2 UPVA 998349916503706 UCAR 991008200793204213 MiAaPQ MiAaPQ MiAaPQ eng Eberl, Jason T. Thomistic principles and bioethics Recurso electrónico] Jason T. Eberl London Routledge 2006 London London Routledge 1 online resource (169 p.) 1 online resource (169 p.) Routledge annals of bioethics 2 Description based upon print version of record Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Aquinas's works and abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Aquinas's account of human nature and natural law theory; 2. The beginning of a human person's life; 3. The end of a human person's life; 4. Issues at the beginning of human life: Abortion, embryonic stem cell research, and cloning; 5. Issues at the end of human life: PVS patients, euthanasia, and organ donation; Notes; Bibliography; Index Alongside a revival of interest in Thomism in philosophy, scholars have realised its relevance when addressing certain contemporary issues in bioethics. This book offers a rigorous interpretation of Aquinas's metaphysics and ethical thought, and highlights its significance to questions in bioethics. Jason T. Eberl applies Aquinas's views on the seminal topics of human nature and morality to key questions in bioethics at the margins of human life - questions which are currently contested in the academia, politics and the media such as: When does a human person's life be English 0-415-65457-2 0-415-77063-7 Routledge annals of bioethics 2