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Quality of Life in Jewish Bioethics

Name: Quality of Life in Jewish Bioethics
Author: Noam J. Zohar
ISBN: 9780739114452

by Noam J. Zohar, No'am J. Zohar

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Overview

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.

Synopsis

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.

About the Author, Noam J. Zohar

Noam J. Zohar is a senior research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and director of the graduate program in bioethics at Bar Ilan University.