Nature and mortality : recollections of a philosopher in public life

著者

書誌事項

Nature and mortality : recollections of a philosopher in public life

Mary Warnock

Continuum, 2003

  • : pbk

大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全7件

この図書・雑誌をさがす

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

ISBN 9780826459404

内容説明

Mary Warnock is by professional training a philosopher, and she has also been a prominent figure in education, first as Headmistress of Oxford High School and then as Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge. Her most controversial calling between 1975 and 2000 has been as chairman of important and far reaching government committees. Regarded by governments of both parties as an expert on a wide range of issues on the borderline between ethics and law, she has also guided and controlled other experts. This text is a challenging look at some of the major public issues of our time through the eyes of the liberal humanist. It is a frank account of where we stand today on such disturbing matters as human embryology, genetic engineering, euthanasia and abortion, with autobiographical anecdotes and side swipes.

目次

  • Oxford
  • embryology
  • the human genome - the perils of higher education
  • law and society
  • law and ethics
  • the disastrous consequences of Thatcher's education policy
  • abortion - euthanasia - intimations of mortality.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780826473233

内容説明

Nature and Mortality is a challenging look at some of the major public issues of our time through the eyes of one of our most influential and probing writers. Mary Warnock, a professional philosopher, gives a frank account on where we stand today on such disturbing matters as human embryology, genetic engineering, euthanasia and abortion. Governments of both parties have long regarded Warnock as an expert on a wide range of issues on the border between ethics and law and she is considered an ideal person to guide and assist other experts. Although Warnock's views may be shocking to some, her contribution to the debate is always stimulating. Here, her views on weighty ethical issues are set in the context of her own experience of writing reports on them. The framework of her book is autobiographical and therefore highly personal. Nature and Mortality is Warnock at her most perceptive, wise and entertaining.

目次

  • Oxford
  • Embryology
  • The human genome
  • The perils of higher education
  • Law and society
  • Law and ethics
  • The disastrous consequences of Thatcher's education policy
  • Abortion
  • Euthanasia
  • Intimations of mortality.

「Nielsen BookData」 より

詳細情報

ページトップへ