African-American Perspectives on Biomedical Ethics

Edmund D Pellegrino editor Harley E Flack editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Georgetown University Press

Published:1st Jun '92

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By analyzing the amalgam of Greek philosophy, Jewish and Christian teachings, and secular humanism that composes our dominant ethical system, the authors of this volume explore the question of whether or not Western and non-Western moral values can be commingled without bilateral loss of cultural integrity. They take as their philosophical point of departure the observation that both ethical relativism and ethical absolutism have become morally indefensible in the context of the multicultural American life, and they variously consider the need for an ethical middle ground.

ISBN: 9780878405329

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Weight: 313g

224 pages