Covenants of Life : Contemporary Medical Ethics in Light of the Thought of Paul Ramsey /
This volume captures a unique exchange between Paul Ramsey and his most prominent colleagues. In one sense it remains a Festschrift in his honor, characterized, at times, by a markedly informal tone. Yet, in the spirit of both the analytical rigor and the self-exposure that marked Ramsey's care...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2002.
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| Series: | Philosophy and medicine ;
77. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume captures a unique exchange between Paul Ramsey and his most prominent colleagues. In one sense it remains a Festschrift in his honor, characterized, at times, by a markedly informal tone. Yet, in the spirit of both the analytical rigor and the self-exposure that marked Ramsey's career, this volume is not simply a tribute to Ramsey's lifework but rather a vehicle for intense conversation and argument about issues of human birth, life, suffering, and death. The editors see it as a state of the art discussion that brings the best insights from Judeo-Christian thought into contact with wider and more public arenas of medical ethics. Of course, such a collection as this grants Ramsey the permission to have the last word. But this final word is entrusted to a mature and remarkably open mind, still sharpening its critical skills and risking exposure to new issues and voices. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 257 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789401598989 (electronic bk.) 9401598983 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0376-7418 ; |