Concepts of Person and Christian Ethics

by Stanley Rudman

Book Overview

Should personhood or its perceived absence determine the allocation of scarce medical resources? This and other issues make the concept and definition of personhood central to current debates over ethics. In a wide-ranging discussion notable for its clarity, Stanley Rudman traces the development of modern ideas about personhood. Arguing against those who define persons by purely moral and rational criteria, he posits an ethic that instead understands...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521090245
• ISBN13: 9780521090247
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"