Embodiment, Morality, and Medicine (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780792333425)

Embodiment, Morality and Medicine deals with the relevance of embodiment' to bioethics, considering both the historical development and contemporary perspectives on the mind--body relation. The emphasis of all authors is on the importance of the body in defining personal identity as well as on the role of social context in shaping experience of the body. Among the perspectives considered are Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, and African-American. Feminist concerns are important throughout.


Author: L. S. Cahill
ISBN-10: 079233342X
ISBN-13: 9780792333425
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 07/31/1995
Pages: 226
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d