To Relieve the Human Condition

To Relieve the Human Condition
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Publisher : SUNY Press
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 0791434737
ISBN-13 : 9780791434734
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Book Synopsis To Relieve the Human Condition by : Gerald P. McKenny

Download or read book To Relieve the Human Condition written by Gerald P. McKenny and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that standard forms of bioethics support the technological utopianism of medicine. Puts forth an alternative agenda arguing that the task of bioethics is to explore the moral significance of the body as it is expressed in the discourse and practice of moral and religious traditions.


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