Buddhism and Bioethics

Name: Buddhism and Bioethics
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ISBN: 9780333912805

ISBN-10: 0333912802

ISBN-13: 9780333912805

Edition: 1995 (Revised)

Authors: Damien Keown

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Description:

This book discusses contemporary issues in medical ethics from a Buddhist perspective. Drawing on ancient and modern sources, Damien Keown shows how Buddhist ethical principles can be applied consistently to a range of bioethical problems, including abortion, embryo research, and euthanasia.

Book details

List price: $69.99
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Limited
Publication date: 5/10/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.42" wide x 7.79" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface to the paperback edition


Introduction


Acknowledgements



Buddhism, Medicine and Ethics



Buddhism and medicine



Buddhism and ethics



Doing Buddhist ethics



Humans, animals and persons



Ethics and human good



A test case



At the Beginning of Life



When does life begin?



Reflections on the three conditions



Embryo loss and twinning



Abortion



Embryo research



Fertility control



At the End of Life



Defining death



Buddhism and death



The persistent vegetative state



Euthanasia: early sources



Euthanasia: modern views


Notes


Bibliography


Glossary


Index