The Foundations of Christian Bioethics - Hardcover

H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr.

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Synopsis

This volume addresses the morality at the foundations of Christian bioethics. Drawing on the Christianity of the first millennium, Engelhardt provides the ontological and epistemological foundations for a Christian bioethics that can remedy the onesidedness of a secular bioethics.

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About the Author

H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr., holds degrees in both medicine and philosophy. He is professor in the Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, professor in the Department of Philosophy, Rice University, and member of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy. In addition to having authored over 250 articles and chapters of books, as well as having co-edited more than 25 volumes, his books include 'The Foundations of Bioethics' (2nd ed., 1996), which has appeared in Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish, and 'Bioethics and Secular Humanism: The Search for a Common Morality', which has also appeared in Chinese. His articles have been widely reprinted and translated. He is the editor of The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy and two book series, 'Philosophy and Medicine', and 'Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture'. He is also co-editor of Christian Bioethics and the book series 'Clinical Medical Ethics'.

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