John Paul II's Contribution to Catholic Bioethics

Buch | Hardcover

191 Seiten

2005
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4020-3129-8 (ISBN)

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Any list of the most influential figures of the second half of the twentieth century would arguably have to begin with the name of Pope John Paul II. From 1978, when he was inaugurated, to the present, over a quarter of a century later, the Pope has been a dominant force in the world, both within the Catholic and Christian Church, and in the larger international community. Among the areas in which the Pope has been of signal importance to contemporary discussion, argument, and policy has been the field of bioethics. This collection brings together for the first time in an accessible and readable form a summary and assessment of John Paul II's contribution to bioethical issues and theories. It includes discussion of the Pope's views on the dignity of the person and the sanctity of human life, and the application of these views to various difficulties in medical ethics such as abortion and embryo research, the right to health care and the problem of suffering.

Throughout, attention is paid to the way in which the Pope stands as a recognizably authentic voice for the Catholic faith in the medical arena.

Introduction: John Paul II's Contribution to Catholic Bioethics.- Pope John Paul II's Teaching on Human Dignity and its Implications for Bioethics.- John Paul II's Encyclical Veritatis Splendor and Bioethics.- Liberty and Responsibility: John Paul II, Ethics, and the Law.- Bioethics in the Ruins of Christendom: Why John Paul II's Diagnosis Requires a More Radical Cure Than May and Colvert Provide.- Protecting Persons.- The Human Body and Sexuality in the Teaching of Pope John Paul II.- Protestants, Natural Law, and Reproductive Ethics.- John Paul II on the Good of Life.- Karol Wojtyla on Treating Patients as Persons.- John Paul II and the Goods of the Body (of Christ).

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.2.2005
Reihe/Serie	Catholic Studies in Bioethics
Reihe/Serie	Philosophy and Medicine ; 84
Zusatzinfo	V, 191 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 297 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
ISBN-10	1-4020-3129-7 / 1402031297
ISBN-13	978-1-4020-3129-8 / 9781402031298
Zustand	Neuware