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The History of Medical Ethics
- Medical ethics has three interrelated but distinguishable meanings: guild etiquette and moral expectations for physicians; moral concerns directly related to treatment protocols (including issues of patients’ rights); and the general moral assessment of health promotion and disease preventi...
- Author
- James Thobaben
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Ethics, Philosophy and science
Theology and Technology
- Technology is a multifaceted reality. It is not merely the tools and machines we use but also the skills and processes with which we use them and the attitudes, culture, and social structures they produce or enhance. Given that the purpose of technology is to transform our environment or ou...
- Author
- Noreen L. Herzfeld
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Philosophy and science, Ethics
Theology and Evolution
- Ever since their emergence in nineteenth-century natural philosophy, theories of biological evolution have prompted religious believers to revisit traditional theological views of the world, humanity, and even God. This entry will first clarify the various strands of meaning to be discerned...
- Author
- Gijsbert van den Brink
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Philosophy and science, Being and existence
Mind and Consciousness
- Mind and consciousness are philosophically and theologically significant in many religious and secular traditions. This article focuses on the importance of the concepts of mind and consciousness in Christian theological views of human nature and God. Christian theological teachings that ...
- Author
- Charles Taliaferro
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence, Philosophy and science
The Nyāya School of Indian Philosophy
- The Nyāya school of philosophy deals with questions of logic, causation, epistemology, and soteriology. These topics are grounded in, and have implications for, concepts of cognition, perception, and the self. Nyāya philosophy is concerned with attaining liberation through knowledge: for th...
- Author
- Nirmalya Guha
- Faith tradition
- Hinduism
- Topics
- Philosophy and science, Theological methods
Biblical Criticism and Modern Science
- Biblical criticism and modern science are intertwined disciplines that emerged concurrently from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries, primarily within European and North American Christian contexts. It is no accident that the birth and growth of the modern sciences took place in tandem...
- Author
- Mark Harris
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Sacred texts, Philosophy and science
Causality
- Causality is a central concept in philosophy and theology and also a basic aspect of human thought and speech. Causal words such as ‘making’, ‘doing’, ‘producing’, and so on, are in constant use. Philosophers have been discussing causality ever since philosophy began. Theologians require a ...
- Author
- Michael J. Dodds O.P.
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence, Philosophy and science
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