Jewish Perspective on Vulnerable Groups: Women and Children

David Heyd*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

From a metaphysical Metaphysical point of view, every entity or being in the world is vulnerable except for God. Contingency Contingency means susceptibility Susceptibility to being changed. Obviously, only changes which in some sense are contrary to the entity’s nature, ends or interests are indications of vulnerability.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvancing Global Bioethics
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages203-214
Number of pages12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

Publication series

NameAdvancing Global Bioethics
Volume2
ISSN (Print)2212-652X
ISSN (Electronic)2212-6538

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.

Keywords

  • Child Child
  • Future Child
  • Moral Standing
  • Woman Woman
  • Wrongful Life

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