{"product_id":"9780674278769-what-it-means-to-be-human","title":"What It Means to Be Human","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Case for the Body in Public Bioethics\u003cbr\u003eAmerican law assumes that individuals are autonomous, defined by their capacity to choose, and not obligated to each other. But our bodies make us vulnerable and dependent, and the law leaves the weakest on their own. O. Carter Snead argues for a paradigm that recognizes embodiment, enabling law and policy to provide for the care that people need.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFirst Things\u003c\/i\u003e Books for Christmas Selection\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Expanded Reason Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This important work of moral philosophy argues that we are, first and foremost, \u003ci\u003eembodied\u003c\/i\u003e beings, and that public policy must recognize the limits and gifts that this entails.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe natural limits of the human body make us vulnerable and dependent on others. Yet law and policy concerning biomedical research and the practice of medicine frequently disregard these stubborn facts. What It Means to Be Human makes the case for a new paradigm, one that better reflects the gifts and challenges of being human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eO. Carter Snead proposes a framework for public bioethics rooted in a vision of human identity and flourishing that supports those who are profoundly vulnerable and dependent—children, the disabled, and the elderly. He addresses three complex public matters: abortion, assisted reproductive technology, and end-of-life decisions. Avoiding typical dichotomies of conservative-liberal and secular-religious, Snead recasts debates within his framework of embodiment and dependence. He concludes that if the law is built on premises that reflect our lived experience, it will provide support for the vulnerable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This remarkable and insightful account of contemporary public bioethics and its individualist assumptions is indispensable reading for anyone with bioethical concerns.”\u003cbr\u003e—Alasdair MacIntyre, author of \u003ci\u003eAfter Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A brilliantly insightful book about how American law has enshrined individual autonomy as the highest moral good…Highly thought-provoking.”\u003cbr\u003e—Francis Fukuyama, author of \u003ci\u003eIdentity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451410395510,"sku":"9780674278769","price":16.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41143354_91e96f2d-324e-4128-b0cf-c85eee47ee44.jpg?v=1778120193","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780674278769-what-it-means-to-be-human","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}