Thomistic Principles and Bioethics

<p>Alongside a revival of interest in Thomism in philosophy scholars have realised its relevance when addressing certain contemporary issues in bioethics. This book offers a rigorous interpretation of Aquinas's metaphysics and ethical thought and highlights its significance to questions in bioethics. </p><p>Jason T. Eberl applies Aquinas’s views on the seminal topics of human nature and morality to key questions in bioethics at the margins of human life – questions which are currently contested in the academia politics and the media such as: </p><ul> <p> </p> <li>When does a human person’s life begin? How should we define and clinically determine a person’s death? </li> <p> </p> <li>Is abortion ever morally permissible? How should we resolve the conflict between the potential benefits of embryonic stem cell research and the lives of human embryos? </li> <p> </p> <li>Does cloning involve a misuse of human ingenuity and technology? </li> <p> </p> <li>What forms of treatment are appropriate for irreversibly comatose patients? How should we care for patients who experience unbearable suffering as they approach the end of life? </li> </ul><p><em>Thomistic Principles and Bioethics</em> presents a significant philosophical viewpoint which will motivate further dialogue amongst religious and secular arenas of inquiry concerning such complex issues of both individual and public concern. </p>