The Ethics of Radical Life Extension: Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox Christian, and Global Ethic Perspectives
Biomedical technologies capable of sharply reducing or ending human aging, "radical life extension" (RLE), call for a Christian response. The authors featured in this article offer some preliminary thoughts. Common themes include: What kind of life counts as a "good life;" the li...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Contributors: | ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2021
|
| In: |
Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
Year: 2021, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 315-330 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church KDD Protestant Church KDF Orthodox Church NBE Anthropology NCJ Ethics of science |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | Biomedical technologies capable of sharply reducing or ending human aging, "radical life extension" (RLE), call for a Christian response. The authors featured in this article offer some preliminary thoughts. Common themes include: What kind of life counts as a "good life;" the limits, if any, of human freedom; the consequences of extended life on the human species and on the Earth; the meaning and value of finite and vulnerable embodied life; the experience of time; anthropological self-understanding; and human dignity. Notably, all four authors share serious concerns about RLE's potential effects. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2326-2176 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Society of Christian Ethics, Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
|