Buddhism and bioethics / Damien Keown.
Buddhism and bioethics / Damien Keown.
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Basingstoke : Palgrave, 2001.
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Date
2001.
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N294.35642/ 1
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English
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xvi,208 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. Buddhism, Medicine and Ethics. I. Buddhism and medicine. II. Buddhism and ethics. III. Doing Buddhist ethics. IV. Humans, animals and persons. V. Ethics and human good. VI. A test case -- 2. At the Beginning of Life. I. When does life begin? II. Reflections on the three conditions. III. Embryo lo...
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Basingstoke : Palgrave, 2001.
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England
Date Published
2001.
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Issues such as abortion, embryo research and euthanasia have been discussed exhaustively from the standpoint of Western philosophy and religion, but so far the voice of Buddhism has been little heard in the debate. Although widely respected for its benevolent and humanistic values, Buddhism has not so far shown how its ethical principles can be app...
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Buddhism and bioethics / Damien Keown.
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Reprinted with a new preface and minor alterations. - Originally published: Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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N294.35642/ 1
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0333618580 (CASED)
9780333912805(pbk.) :
0333912802(pbk.) :
9780333618585
0333618580
9780312126711
0312126719
9780333618585(cased) :
0333618580(cased) :
9780333618585 hbk
0333618580 hbk
9780333912805
0333912802
9780333618585 (CASED)
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294.35642
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991014130989702626
