PDF-(BOOK)-Body, Soul, and Bioethics

In this book noted theologian and ethicist Gilbert C Meilaender examines how the field of bioethics has developed over the last quarter century and reconsiders some of its central concepts and arguments Because the literature of bioethics has become increasingly less influenced by religious and theological concerns over the past three decades it is Meilaenders specific aim to uncover and recapture the importance of theological reflection for current debates in bioethics Meilaender suggests that the development of bioethics as a discipline in its own right has not been entirely benign He argues that an increasing focus on public policy has obscured the importance of background beliefs about human nature and destiny and that without drawing attention to those beliefs one cannot fully see what is at stake in many bioethical debates Rather than seeking a minimalist consensus Meilaender explores ethical problems surrounding the end and beginning of life in order to uncover the soulthat is some of the deeper issues within bioethics that need our attention Abortion the issue that so often lurks just beneath the surface of bioethical argument is discussed in the final chapter Throughout the book Meilaender emphasizes the soul of all these issues questions about who we are and what we may become and suggests that recapturing that soul will lead us to a new appreciation of the living body as the locus of personal presence Ethicists theologians and bioethicists will appreciate Body Soul and Bioethics for redirecting bioethical discussion away from its current focus on public policy back toward questions of metaphysical and religious significance. Bioethics in the English-speaking Caribbean . - An Overview. By Dr. Derrick Aarons - Physician - Bioethicist. © Dr. Derrick Aarons 2004. Introduction:. The English-speaking Caribbean comprise 18 politically independent as well as British-dependent countries where English is the first language. These are: Antigua & Barbuda, Anguilla, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, and The Turks & Caicos Islands.. December 21, 2014. 3 John 1:2. Dear . friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.  (NIV) . Beloved. , I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. (NKJV. by Rachael Kessler. EDUC 571. Fall 2013. Presentation created by:. Stephanie Hubner. Jami Johnson. Jackie Neypes. Emily Siewert. The Soul of Education. Helping Students Find Connection, Compassion and Character at School. How can we make our research count in academia and in practice. Wendy Rogers, CAVE, . Mq. . Uni. Catriona. Mackenzie, CAVE, . Mq. . Uni. Katrina Hutchison, CAVE, . Mq. . Uni. Ainsley Newson, VELIM, . 1 PETER 3:8-12. One Heart and One . S. oul. 1 Peter 3:8-12 . follows the other relationships our . conduct . is an . example. to . unbelievers. Citizen. : submit to . government. Slave. : submit to . Buddhism. Always remember the . aspects of religion. , and the . adherents. !. What is the . ultimate purpose. ? Religions seek to connect adherents to the transcendent (i.e. God, enlightenment, . etc. th. Century. Francis Bacon, 1561 – 1626) . 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JivaDr NLKachharaJivaor SoulThe Jaina conception of JivaSoul occupies the first place among the doctrines of independent soul The Jainaview of soul appears to be older than the views of other Indian s Dr. Farhat Moazam has written a wonderful book, based on her extraordinary first-hand study.... [S]he is an exceptionally gifted and evocative writer. Her book not only has the attributes of a superb piece of intellectual work, but it has literary artistic merit. --Renee C. Fox, Annenberg Professor Emerita of the Social Sciences at the University of PennsylvaniaThis is an ethnographic study of live, related kidney donation in Pakistan, based on Farhat Moazam\'s participant-observer research conducted at a public hospital. Her narrative is both a thick description of renal transplant cases and the cultural, ethical, and family conflicts that accompany them, and an object lesson in comparative bioethics. Tod Chambers suggests that literary theory is a crucial component in the complete understanding of bioethics. The Fiction of Bioethics explores the medical case study and distills the idea that bioethicists study real-life cases, while philosophers contemplate fictional accounts. Modern scientific and medical advances bring new complexity and urgency to ethical issues in health care and biomedical research. This book applies the American philosophical theory of pragmatism to such bioethics. Critics of pragmatism argue that it lacks a universal moral foundation. Yet it is this very lack of a metaphysical dividing line between facts and values that makes pragmatism such a rigorous and appropriate method for solving problems in bioethics. For pragmatism, ethics is a way of satisfying the complex demands of multiple individuals and groups in a contingent and changing world. Pragmatism also demands careful attention to the ways in which scientific advances change our values and ethics. The essays in this book present different approaches to pragmatism and different ways of applying pragmatism to scientific and medical matters. They use pragmatism to guide thinking about such timely topics as stem cell research, human cloning, genetic testing, human enhancement, and care for the poor and aging. This new edition contains three new chapters, on difficulties with applying pragmatism to law and bioethics, on helping people to die, and on embryonic stem cell research. The questions of whether there is a shared nature common to all human beings and, if so, what essential qualities define this nature are among the most widely discussed topics in the history of philosophy and remain the subject of perennial interest and controversy. This book offers a metaphysical investigation of the composition of the human essence-that is, with what is a human being identical or what types of parts are necessary for a human being to exist: an immaterial mind, a physical body, a functioning brain, a soul? It also considers the criterion of identity for a human being across time and change-that is, what is required for a human being to continue existing as a person despite undergoing physical and psychological changes over time? Jason Eberl\'s investigation presents and defends a theoretical perspective from the thirteenth-century philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas. Advancing beyond descriptive historical analysis, this book places Aquinas\'s account of human nature into direct comparison with several prominent contemporary theories: substance dualism, emergentism, animalism, constitutionalism, four-dimensionalism, and embodied mind theory. There are practical implications of exploring these theories as they inform various conclusions regarding when human beings first come into existence-at conception, during gestation, or after birth-and how we ought to define death for human beings. Finally, each of these viewpoints offers a distinctive rationale as to whether, and if so how, human beings may survive death. This book\'s central argument is that the Thomistic account of human nature includes several desirable features that other theories lack and offers a cohesive portrait of one\'s continued existence from conception through life to death and beyond.