Eye of the Heart : : Knowing the Human Good in the Euthanasia Debate / / William F. Sullivan.

What is the role of feelings in the euthanasia debate? This is the central question in William F. Sullivan?s unique philosophical and ethical exploration of the issue, Eye of the Heart. Employing the principles and techniques of the great Canadian theologian and thinker Bernard Lonergan, Sullivan of...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
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Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Lonergan Studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviated Titles
  • Acknowledgments
  • Foreword
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. The Euthanasia Debate and the Problem of a Philosophy of Heart: Questions, Context, and Arguments
  • PART 1: THE RELEVANCE OF EMOTIONS TO THE EUTHANASIA DEBATE
  • 2. Affective Elements of Two End-of-Life Stories and the Euthanasia Debate
  • PART 2: HISTORICAL VIEWS ON THE RELEVANCE OF EMOTIONS IN THE MORAL LIFE
  • 3. Historical Views on the Relevance and Role of Emotions in the Moral Life
  • PART 3: LONERGAN'S VIEW OF THE ROLE OF AFFECT IN EVALUATIONS
  • 4. Lonergan on Cognitional Structure: A Phenomenology of Mind
  • 5. Lonergan on Cognitional Objectivity: An Epistemology and Metaphysics of Mind
  • 6. Lonergan on the Role of Affect in Evaluations: A Phenomenology of Heart
  • 7. Lonergan on the Objectivity of Evaluations: An Epistemology and Metaphysics of Heart
  • PART 4: RAMIFICATIONS OF LONERGAN'S STANCE ON EVALUATIONS FOR THE EUTHANASIA DEBATE
  • 8. A Critical Assessment of Lonergan's Account of the Role of Affect in Evaluations
  • 9. Ramifications of Lonergan's Position for the Euthanasia Debate
  • 10. Ramifications of Lonergan's Stance on the Eye of the Heart for Philosophy and for the Euthanasia Debate
  • Afterword
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index