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Birth Suffering and Death
Author | : Kevin Wm. Wildes S.J.,Francesc Abel S.J.,John Collins Harvey |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1994-02-28 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0792325451 |
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For centuries the Roman Catholic Church has been concerned with the moral implications of medical practice. Indeed, until two decades ago, Catholic moral theologians were the major source of moral guidance, scholarly reflection and teaching on a variety of medical-moral topics, particularly those bearing on human life. Many, not only those within the Catholic communion, turned to the Church for guidance as each new possibility for altering the conditions of human life posed new challenges to long held moral values. Two decades ago, the center of gravity of ethical reflection shifted sharply from theologians and Christian philosophers to more secular thinkers. A confluence of forces was responsible for this metamorphosi- an exponential rate of increase in medical technologies, expanded education of the public, the growth of participatory democracy, the entry of courts and legislation into what had previously been private matters, the trend of morality towards pluralism and individual freedom and the depreciation of church and religious doctrines generally. Most significant was the entry of professional philosophers into the debate, for the first time. It is a curious paradox that, until the mid-sixties, professional philosophers largely ignored medical ethics. Today they are the most influential shapers of public and professional opinion.
Buddhist Reflections on Death
Author | : V. F. Gunaratna |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Buddhism |
ISBN | : 9552402263 |
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Buddhism of the Heart
Author | : Jeff Wilson,Associate Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies Jeff Wilson |
Publsiher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2010-10-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781458783554 |
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Includes a foreword by Mark Unno and Taitetsu Unno. Jeff Wilson started his walk on the Buddha's Path as a Zen practitioner-taking up a tradition of vigorous self-effort, intensive meditation, and meticulous attention to rectitude in every action. But in Jeff's case, rather than freeing him from his suffering, he found those Zen practices made him nothing short of insufferable. And so he turned to Shin Buddhism-a path that is easily the most popular in Zen's native land of Japan but is largely unknown in the West. Shin emphasizes an ''entrusting heart,'' a heart that is able to receive with gratitude every moment of our mistake-filled and busy lives. Moreover, through walking the Shin path, Jeff comes see that each of us (himself especially included) are truly ''foolish beings,'' people so filled with endlessly arising ''blind passions'' and ingrained habits that we so easily cause harm even with our best intentions. And even so, Shin holds out the tantalizing possibility that, by truly entrusting our foolish selves to the compassionate universe, we can learn to see how this foolish life, just as it is, is nonetheless also a life of grace. Buddhism of the Heart is a wide-ranging book of essays and open-hearted stories, reflections that run the gamut from intensely personal to broadly philosophical, introducing the reader to a remarkable religious tradition of compassionate acceptance.
Mourning the Unborn Dead
Author | : Jeff Wilson |
Publsiher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2009-01-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780195371932 |
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This book discusses the surprising story of how Asian immigrants, convert Buddhists, pro-life and pro-choice activists, and ordinary women have imported Japanese rituals in order to deal with one of the most divisive public issues in American society: abortion. Wilson analyzes the implications of these varied appropriations for the Americanization of Buddhism.
The Price of the Ticket
Author | : James Baldwin |
Publsiher | : Beacon Press |
Total Pages | : 714 |
Release | : 2021-09-21 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9780807006573 |
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An essential compendium of James Baldwin’s most powerful nonfiction work, calling on us “to end the racial nightmare, and achieve our country.” Personal and prophetic, these essays uncover what it means to live in a racist American society with insights that feel as fresh today as they did over the 4 decades in which he composed them. Longtime Baldwin fans and especially those just discovering his genius will appreciate this essential collection of his great nonfiction writing, available for the first time in affordable paperback. Along with 46 additional pieces, it includes the full text of dozens of famous essays from such books as: • Notes of a Native Son • Nobody Knows My Name • The Fire Next Time • No Name in the Street • The Devil Finds Work This collection provides the perfect entrée into Baldwin’s prescient commentary on race, sexuality, and identity in an unjust American society.
Birth and Death of Meaning
Author | : Ernest Becker |
Publsiher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2010-05-11 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9781439118429 |
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Uses the disciplines of psychology, anthropology, sociology and psychiatry to explain what makes people act the way they do.
Birth Suffering and Death
Author | : Kevin Wm. Wildes S.J.,Francesc Abel S.J.,John Collins Harvey |
Publsiher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9789401129084 |
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For centuries the Roman Catholic Church has been concerned with the moral implications of medical practice. Indeed, until two decades ago, Catholic moral theologians were the major source of moral guidance, scholarly reflection and teaching on a variety of medical-moral topics, particularly those bearing on human life. Many, not only those within the Catholic communion, turned to the Church for guidance as each new possibility for altering the conditions of human life posed new challenges to long held moral values. Two decades ago, the center of gravity of ethical reflection shifted sharply from theologians and Christian philosophers to more secular thinkers. A confluence of forces was responsible for this metamorphosi- an exponential rate of increase in medical technologies, expanded education of the public, the growth of participatory democracy, the entry of courts and legislation into what had previously been private matters, the trend of morality towards pluralism and individual freedom and the depreciation of church and religious doctrines generally. Most significant was the entry of professional philosophers into the debate, for the first time. It is a curious paradox that, until the mid-sixties, professional philosophers largely ignored medical ethics. Today they are the most influential shapers of public and professional opinion.
On Being Human
Author | : Daisaku Ikeda,Guy Bourgeault,René Simard |
Publsiher | : PUM |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9782760617988 |
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À première vue, l'humanisme occidental, le bouddhisme japonais et la science moderne ont si peu en commun que l'idée même de rechercher un terrain d'entente par le dialogue semble trop idéaliste. Seul un homme du calibre de daisaku ikeda pourrait mener à bien un tel projet. Faisant fi du cliché et des réponses faciles, il aborde les grandes questions auxquelles la société d'aujourd'hui est confrontée: cancer, sida, mort dignement, fécondation in vitro, éthique biomédicale... Les réponses apportées par René Simard, biologiste moléculaire et généticien, et Guy Bourgeault, bioéthicien , sont perspicaces et convaincantes. Leurs discussions ont franchi les barrières linguistiques et culturelles pour présenter une vision du potentiel - et des défis inhérents - à l'être humain.