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Introduction to Jewish and Catholic bioethics : (Record no. 8638)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2003006938
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0878401466
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Original cataloging agency DLC
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Authentication code pcc
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Holding library EY8Z
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number R725.55
Item number .M33 2003
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 291.5/642
Edition number 21
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Mackler, Aaron L.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Introduction to Jewish and Catholic bioethics :
Remainder of title a comparative analysis /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Aaron L. Mackler.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Washington, D.C. :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Georgetown University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2003.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent x, 265 p. ;
Dimensions 23 cm.
440 #0 - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE
Title Moral traditions series
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note "Works cited": p. 239-252.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 1. Methodology in Roman Catholic Moral Theology -- 2. Methodology in Jewish Ethics -- 3. Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide -- 4. Treatment Decisions near the End of Life -- 5. Abortion -- 6. In Vitro Fertilization -- 7. Access to Health Care and Rationing.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Publisher description: Leavened with compassion, common sense, and a readable style, this introduction to complicated bioethical issues from both Jewish and Catholic perspectives is as informative as it is undaunting. Aaron Mackler takes the reader through methodology in Roman Catholic moral theology and compares and contrasts it with methodology as it is practiced in Jewish ethics. He then skillfully wends his way through many topics foremost on the contemporary ethical agenda for both Jewish and Catholic ethicists: euthanasia and assisted suicide, end-of-life decisions, abortion, in vitro fertilization, and the ever-growing problem of justice regarding access to health care and medical resources. A concluding chapter summarizes general tendencies in the comparison of the two traditions, and addresses the significance of convergence and divergence between these traditions for moral thinkers within each faith community, and generally in western democracies such as the United States. As Mackler overviews these issues, he points out the divergences and the commonalities between the two traditions-clarifying each position and outlining the structure of thinking that supports them. At the heart of both Catholic and Jewish perspectives on bioethics is a life-affirming core, and while there may be differences in the "why" of those ethical divergences, and in the "how" each arrived at varying-or the same-conclusions, both traditions, in the words of James McCartney as quoted in the introduction, "are guided by the principle that life is precious; that we are bidden to preserve and guard our health; that we are bidden to intervene in nature to raise the human estate; and that our lives are not our own, but are part of the legacy bequeathed to us by the Creator." This book has been carefully crafted in that spirit. Aaron L. Mackler is associate professor in the Department of Theology, Duquesne University, and editor of Life and Death Responsibilities in Jewish Biomedical Ethics.
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650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Medical ethics
General subdivision Religious aspects
-- Judaism.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Medical ethics
General subdivision Religious aspects
-- Catholic Church.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Bioethics
General subdivision Religious aspects
-- Judaism.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Bioethics
General subdivision Religious aspects
-- Catholic Church.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Religion and ethics.
948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN)
Series part designator, SPT (RLIN) u171288
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    Library of Congress Classification     Stacks 06/19/2018   R725.55 .M33 2003 33039000727825 08/15/2023 1 Book

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