Abdulaziz Sachedina

Islamic Biomedical Ethics

Principles and Application

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this pioneering work, Abdulaziz Sachedina - a scholar with life-long academic training in Islamic law - relates classic Muslim religious values to the new ethical challenges that arise from medical research and practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 421g
• ISBN-13: 9780199860234
• ISBN-10: 0199860238
• Artikelnr.: 34157013

Autorenporträt

Abdulaziz Sachedina is Francis Myers Ball Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. In Search of Principles of Healthcare Ethics in Islam
3. Health and Suffering
4. The Beginning of Life
5. Terminating Early Life
6. Death and Dying
7. Organ Donation and Cosmetic Enhancement
8. Islamic Bioethics - Recent Developments
9. Epilogue
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index