Authors: Noam J. Zohar, No'am J. Zohar
ISBN-13: 9780739114452, ISBN-10: 073911445X
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
Date Published: March 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)
This anthology of original essays by leading thinkers in the field gathers together in one place voices from diverse theological and practical commitments. Unlike other publications on Jewish bioethics, it adopts an explicitly pluralistic stance. The book addresses tension between the "quality of life" and the "sanctity of life" issues, and will be of interest to lay readers, graduate students of bioethics, and rabbis.
Introduction : the expanding goals of medicine and the quest for refocusing Jewish bioethics | 1 | |
1 | Understanding "quality of life" : does it have a role in medical decision-making? | 11 |
2 | Is enjoying life a good thing? : quality-of-life questions for Jewish normative discourse | 19 |
3 | The shomer - qualities of mercy and quality of life : arguments from Jewish bioethics | 33 |
4 | Do the qualities of story influence the quality of life? : some perspectives on the limitations and enhancements of narrative ethics | 55 |
5 | The place of hope in patient care : a review essay of Jerome Groopman's The anatomy of hope: how people prevail in the face of illness | 67 |
6 | Balancing parents' and children's quality of life : dilemmas in caregiving | 77 |
7 | Family obligations and caregivers' quality of life : thoughts from Halakhic sources | 89 |
8 | Reflections on enhancement, authenticity, and aging | 99 |
9 | The theological and Halakhic legitimacy of medical therapy and enhancement | 113 |
10 | Therapy and enhancement : Jewish values on the power and purpose of medicine | 121 |