The over-Extended Principle of Totality and Some Underlying Issues
A growing number of Roman Catholic ethicians employ an extended interpretation of the principle of totality to justify the self-mutilation involved in donating organs for transplantation. Ramsey (1970) has opposed this position as discordant with the demands of Christian agapism. McCormick (1975) ha...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1976
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1976, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 259-267 |
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| Summary: | A growing number of Roman Catholic ethicians employ an extended interpretation of the principle of totality to justify the self-mutilation involved in donating organs for transplantation. Ramsey (1970) has opposed this position as discordant with the demands of Christian agapism. McCormick (1975) has accused Ramsey of inconsistency in this connection. This article argues that, in a significantly typical way, McCormick seems unwittingly to beg certain essential questions both in his criticism of Ramsey and in his advocacy of the extended principle of totality. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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