Pregledni rad
Bioethics from the russian-orthodox point of view
Luka Tomašević
orcid.org/0000-0002-5549-1754
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet, Sveučilište u Splitu
Sažetak
In the post-communist Russian society the need for creating bioethics has been felt. Namely, in Russia medicine has raised some major ethical issues, especially the issue of abortion and fair distribution of state funds in medicine. Thus, bioethics in Russia emerges in medical ethics or in clinical bioethics. In its background there is the theological reflection of ethics and life of Russian Orthodox Church which has repeatedly intervened with Government, and has also issued its Document on social issues among which some are dedicated to bioethics. The author is trying to reconstruct the beginnings of bioethics in Russia, especially the attitude of Russian Orthodox Church, and also seeks to offer a theological ethical background of Russian Orthodox thought based on Holy Scripture and Tradition. Studying the ethical concepts originated in Russian thought, it is possible to explore the efforts to apply ethics in life and to derive from moral beginnings the right, cognition and even religion. Such general principle of ethics is enriched with spiritual direction which permeates all moral quests of Russian thinkers – love of life. And that is the definition of bioethics.
Ključne riječi
bioethics; Russia; Christianity; orthodoxy; medicine; theology; tradition; ethics
Hrčak ID:
120264
URI
Datum izdavanja:
24.4.2014.
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