“…This work is a memoir that stresses the therapeutic value of hope. The author's personal story is supplemented with interview data that round out the perspectives on surviving cancer. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…II : Accidence and word-formation, with an appendix on Semitisms in the New Testament / by James Hope Moulton and Wilbert Francis Howard. - Indices. - Bibliogr…”

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“…This short and accessible introduction provides an invaluable tool with which to think about the ethical values that lie at the heart of medicine. Tony Hope deals with thorny moral issues, including euthanasia and the morality of killing. …”
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“…It explores religious and secular uses of key metaphors for forgiveness, and the idea of 'forgivingness' as a character trait, suggesting that seeking to correct for various cognitive biases is key to the development of such a virtue, and connecting it to other putative virtues, such as humility and hope. It draws on both Kierkegaard's 'discourse literature' and contemporary philosophical work on these latter characteristics, before turning to a discussion of the nature of self-forgiveness. …”