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Catholic Bioethics for a New Millennium
Contributor(s): Fisher, Anthony (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521253241     ISBN-13: 9780521253246
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $36.09  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Ethics
- Medical | Ethics
Dewey: 174.2
LCCN: 2011029844
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (1.35 lbs) 346 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Choice 11/01/2012
 
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Can the Hippocratic and Judeo-Christian traditions be synthesized with contemporary thought about practical reason, virtue and community to provide real-life answers to the dilemmas of healthcare today? Bishop Anthony Fisher discusses conscience, relationships and law in relation to the modern-day controversies surrounding stem cell research, abortion, transplants, artificial feeding and euthanasia, using case studies to offer insight and illumination. What emerges is a reason-based bioethics for the twenty-first century; a bioethics that treats faith and reason with equal seriousness, that shows the relevance of ancient wisdom to the complexities of modern healthcare scenarios and that offers new suggestions for social policy and regulation. Philosophical argument is complemented by Catholic theology and analysis of social and biomedical trends, to make this an auspicious example of a new generation of Catholic bioethical writing which has relevance for people of all faiths and none.

Contributor Bio(s): Fisher, Anthony: - Anthony Fisher, OP is a Dominican friar and the Bishop of Parramatta, in Western Sydney. He is a Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Professor of Moral Theology and Bioethics in the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family, Melbourne and Adjunct Professor of Bioethics in the University of Notre Dame, Sydney.
 
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