Human Embryo: Aristotle and the Arabic and European Traditions (PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION)
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (951 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0859893405 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An excellent, thought provoking read A wide variety of scholarly articles on the theological considerations surrounding conception from the world's ancient religions - all written as part of an academic gathering to explore the subject. It is unbiased. Still accessible to readers who are not theologians. I have found it fascinating and thought provoking. I would strongly recommend this publication to anyone who has open mindedly wondered when life begins or is interested in what theologians of the past thought
The answers given in related cultures - Greek, Latin, Jewish, Arabian, Islamic, Christian - reflected the purposes to be served at different times, in medical practice, penitential discipline, canon law, common law, human feeling. Modern embryology has changed the methods of enquiry and given us new knowledge. Public interest and concern are high because medical applications of new knowledge offer benefits and yet awaken ancestral fears. Philosophers and theologians are involved once again. In this volume, some of the world's authorities on the subject trace the tradition of enquiry over two and a half thousand years. The law and politics are called upon to secure the benefits without realizing the fears. But the terms in which the questions were discussed were those set down by the Greeks and transmitted through the Arabic authors to medieval Europe.. Questions asked by Greek philosophy and science - how do we come to be? How do we grow? When are we recognizably human? - are addressed with new intensity today
“All the chapters are well researched and annotatedthe text becomes much more gripping as the relationship of contemporary opinion to the views of preceding generations becomes apparent.” –British Medical Journal