Buddhism & bioethics
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Buddhism & bioethics
Palgrave, c1995
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Description based on digital printing 2001
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-203) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
'...a timely, well-considered and thoughtful analysis of what should be taken as the mainstream Buddhist position on a range of moral issues...a ground-breaking work...' Peter Harvey, Journal of Indian and Tibetan Studies Buddhism & Bioethics discusses contemporary issues in medical ethics from a Buddhist perspective. The issues examined include abortion, embryo research, fertility control, the definition of death, the persistent vegetative state, and euthanasia. Drawing on ancient and modern sources, the book shows how Buddhist ethical principles can be applied consistently to a range of bioethical problems. It is suggested that moral judgements can be objective and that there can be a 'Buddhist view' on ethical issues.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Introduction Buddhism, Medicine and Ethics At the Beginning of Life At the End of Life Notes Bibliography Glossary Index
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