Hindu Developments in Bioethics

  • Cromwell Crawford
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Part of the Bioethics Yearbook book series (BIYB, volume 5)

Abstract

The contemporary trend in ethical writing is to concentrate on issues, especially when the subject is bioethics. The present emphasis attempts to correct the earlier preoccupation of traditional textbooks with theoretical analysis to the exclusion of practical issues.

Keywords

Assisted Suicide Indian Tradition Good Death Active Euthanasia Hindu Tradition 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Cromwell Crawford
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  1. 1.Center for South Asian StudiesUniversity of HawaiiHonoluluUSA

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