| Concepts of Person and Christian Ethics Contributor(s): Rudman, Stanley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521090245 ISBN-13: 9780521090247 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $53.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: Wide-ranging discussion defining persons in relation to the community, environment and God. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics - Religion | Christianity - General - Religion | Ethics |
| Dewey: 241 |
| Series: New Studies in Christian Ethics |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.18 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Should personhood or its perceived absence determine the allocation of scarce medical resources? This and other issues make the concept and definition of personhood central to current debates over ethics. In a wide-ranging discussion notable for its clarity, Stanley Rudman traces the development of modern ideas about personhood. Arguing against those who define persons by purely moral and rational criteria, he posits an ethic that instead understands personhood in relation to other people, to the environment, and to God. |