The Genesis of Bioethics in Hans Jonas, Leo Strauss, and Leon Kass

Leon Kass is much misunderstood. He is not simply a Republican ideologue who tailored his ideas to break out of the ivory tower and into the halls of power. Nor does he ook simply to use human nature as a moral guide. When the full range of his writings is considered and set in the tradition of his...

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Main Author: Vogel, Lawrence (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2006
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 2006, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 32-44
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Summary:Leon Kass is much misunderstood. He is not simply a Republican ideologue who tailored his ideas to break out of the ivory tower and into the halls of power. Nor does he ook simply to use human nature as a moral guide. When the full range of his writings is considered and set in the tradition of his teachers, Hans Jonas and Leo Strauss, what emerges is a natural law position colored by religious revelation.
ISSN:1552-146X
Contains:Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/hcr.2006.0051