Insistent life : principles for bioethics in the Jain tradition / Brianne Donaldson and Ana Bajželj.
"Insistent Life is the first full-length interdisciplinary treatment of the foundational principles and principles of application for engaging contemporary bioethics within the Jain tradition. The book fills a significant gap in both the fields of bioethics and Jain studies since Jainism, perha...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2021]
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| Summary: | "Insistent Life is the first full-length interdisciplinary treatment of the foundational principles and principles of application for engaging contemporary bioethics within the Jain tradition. The book fills a significant gap in both the fields of bioethics and Jain studies since Jainism, perhaps more so than any other South Asian tradition, is strongly focused on the ethics of birth, life, and death, with regard to humans as well as other living beings. Brianne Donaldson and Ana Bajželj analyze a diverse range of Jain texts and contemporary sources on Jain doctrines and practices, alongside bioethics, to identify Jain perspectives on bioethical issues while highlighting the complexity of their personal, professional, and public dimensions. The book also features extensive original data--represented in visual graphs--based on an international survey the authors conducted with Jain medical professionals in India and diaspora communities of North America, Europe, and Africa"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 278 pages) : illustrations (some colour) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0520380576 9780520380578 0520380568 9780520380561 |