Triple Helix: The Soul of Bioethics

Informationen zum Autor LISA BELLANTONI is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Albright College, USA. Her research focuses on bioethics, neuroethics and emerging technologies. Her first book, Moral Progress , examined how societies advance morally. Her current work focuses on the use of technology to make society not only materially but morally better. Klappentext Lisa Bellantoni argues that contemporary bioethics divides into two logically incommensurable positions: a cult of rights, which identifies the worth of human life with our autonomy, and a cult of life, which identifies human worth with the possession of a soul, and thereby, of human dignity. Zusammenfassung Lisa Bellantoni argues that contemporary bioethics divides into two logically incommensurable positions: a cult of rights! which identifies the worth of human life with our autonomy! and a cult of life! which identifies human worth with the possession of a soul! and thereby! of human dignity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: What Ails Bioethics? The Wages of Grief Getting Too Personal Where Do Bioethicists Come From? Invasion of the Body Snatchers Are We Good Enough? Engineering Bioethics Who Do Bioethicists Think They Are? A Culture of Living  The Triple Helix: Time, Love and Memory Bibliography Index

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• Autori: Lisa Bellantoni, BELLANTONI LISA, L. Bellantoni, L Bellantoni
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 30.09.2011
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva
• EAN: 9780230300996
• ISBN: 978-0-230-30099-6
• Numero di pagine: 236
• Categorie: Religionsphilosophie, B, Kulturwissenschaften, Sociology of Religion, Cultural Studies, Politik und Staat, Ethics, Cultural Policy, Political Philosophy, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Religious issues & debates, Politics and government, Philosophy of religion, Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics, Cultural Policy and Politics, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Moral Philosophy, Religion and sociology, Religion—Philosophy, Social Aspects of Religion