Aquinas on the beginning and end of human life /

"In contemporary discussions of abortion, both sides argue well-worn positions, particularly concerning the question, When does human life begin? Though often invoked by the Catholic Church for support, Thomas Aquinas in fact held that human life begins after conception, not at the moment of un...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Amerini, Fabrizio
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Italiano
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©2013.
Subjects:
Thomas, > Aquinas, Saint, > 1225?-1274.
Thomas, > Aquinas, Saint, > 1225?-1274
Thomas > von Aquin, Heiliger > 1225-1274
600-1500
Human embryo > Moral and ethical aspects.
Soul > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Embryon humain > Aspect moral.
Âme > Histoire des doctrines > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Ethics.
Embryo
Leib-Seele-Problem
Bioethik
Foster > etik och moral > historia.
Själen.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • General principles of the embryology of Thomas Aquinas
  • The nature of the human soul
  • The status of the embryo
  • Some problems
  • The identity of the embryo
  • Bioethical implications
  • The beginning and end of human life
  • The contemporary debate over the hominization of the embryo.

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