The Life and Death Debate: Moral Issues of Our Time

الغلاف الأمامي
Bloomsbury Academic, 09‏/11‏/1990 - 174 من الصفحات
This work is an introductory treatment of issues and options in social and bioethics which center on the end of life. The purpose of Moreland and Geisler is to offer a beginning survey of these issues to someone unfamiliar with philosophy. Thus, they have attempted to simplify and summarize various end-of-life topics without being simplistic or caricaturing different viewpoints, even though the authors' own viewpoint is made perfectly clear. A comprehensive bibliography, glossary, and subject and author index make this a valuable textbook as well as a resource for further study. The major purpose of this book is to make the reader think more clearly and deeply about the important issues discussed between its covers. Beginning the work is an essay which introduces us to the dilemma of ethical decisions. The following chapters separately discuss the situations of abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, suicide, capital punishment, and war. The discussion is ended, by the insight gained in the previous chapters, with a chapter of practical and theoretical guidance for making ethical decisions. A glossary, subject index, author index, and selected bibliography for each chapter make this a valuable textbook, as well as an important beginning for novice philosophers. This important work will not only appeal to experienced philosophers, but also to students of moral philosophy, theology, and ethics.

نبذة عن المؤلف (1990)

Norman Geisler was born on July 21, 1932, in Warren, Mich. He is the author of Christian texts that promote the Bible and morality and serve to provide sound advice and reasoning for the Christian faith. A fervent believer in the inerrancy of the Bible, his books When Skeptics Ask and When Critics Ask provide answers to those who question discrepancies in the Bible or challenge its authority. In Legislating Morality, he discusses why laws should be passed and enforced to create a moral, Christian society. Geisler is a frequent speaker and debater, providing learned answers about religion and society. He was educated at Wheaton College, the Detroit Bible College, and Loyola University. He is currently the Dean of the Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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