Narratives and Jewish Bioethics PDF
by J. Crane
Part of the Content and Context in Theological Ethics series
Description
Modern Jewish debate about euthanasia regularly pivots on interpretations of the Talmudic story of Rabbi Chananya ben Teryadon being burned alive by the Romans sometime in the second century.
Though many modern bioethicists say this fiery story presents a clear and precise position on euthanasia, the narrative itself is more complicated and ambiguous. The implications of this disconnect between the story as it is and how bioethicists read it are problematic for patients, the Jewish textual tradition, and for modern bioethics as a whole. Applying fresh critical analysis to this tale, Jonathan Crane traces the fascinating and challenging story of narratives and norms in modern Jewish bioethics.
The result is an unprecedented examination of the impact of a classic story in all its variants, and of narrative in general, on contemporary bioethical discourse.
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- Pages:220 pages
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- Publication Date:20/03/2013
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:220 pages
- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:20/03/2013
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- ISBN:9781137021090
