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9780333912805

Buddhism and Bioethics

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  • ISBN13:

    9780333912805

  • ISBN10:

    0333912802

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-06-09
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

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.

Author Biography

Damien Keown is Reader in Buddhism in the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

Table of Contents

Preface to the paperback edition viii
Introduction ix
Acknowledgements xvi
Buddhism, Medicine and Ethics
1(64)
Buddhism and medicine
1(5)
Buddhism and ethics
6(5)
Doing Buddhism ethics
11(10)
Humans, animals and persons
21(16)
Ethics and human good
37(20)
A test case
57(8)
At the Beginning of Life
65(74)
When does life begin?
65(8)
Reflections on the three conditions
73(9)
Embryo loss and twinning
82(9)
Abortion
91(27)
Embryo research
118(4)
Fertility control
122(17)
At the End of Life
139(49)
Defining death
139(5)
Buddhism and death
144(14)
The persistent vegetative state
158(10)
Euthanasia: early sources
168(5)
Euthanasia: modern views
173(15)
Notes 188(11)
Bibliography 199(5)
Glossary 204(2)
Index 206

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