Buddhism and Bioethics discusses contemporary issues in medical ethics from a Buddhist perspective. The issues examined include abortion, embryo research and euthanasia. Drawing on ancient and modern sources, the book shows how Buddhist ethical principles can be applied consistently to a range of bioethical problems. It is suggested that moral judgements can be objective and that there can be a 'Buddhist view' on ethical issues.

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Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

Damien Keown

About the author

DAMIEN KEOWN is Reader in Buddhism in the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is founding co-editor of the Journal of Buddhist Ethics and has authored and edited several books on Buddhist Ethics including Buddhism and Bioethics, Buddhism and Abortion, and Buddhism and Human Rights (co-editor).

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Book Title: Buddhism and Bioethics
Authors: Damien Keown
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23981-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1995
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-91280-5Published: 10 May 1995
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-23981-8Published: 27 July 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 208
Topics: Ethics, Moral Philosophy, Buddhism, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics, Bioethics

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Table of contents (3 chapters)

Front Matter

Buddhism, Medicine and Ethics

At the Beginning of Life

At the End of Life

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