Ethical Issues in Death and Dying (2nd Edition) Review

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(More customer reviews)Two of the most reknowned scholars in bioethics have assembled a high quality collection of scholarly material which is a necessary resource for those seriously engaged in bioethical inquiry concerning death. Many facets of the issue of death and dying are treated: the definition of death, ethics of euthanasia, how we should care for the dying, etc. It is a most up-to-date text which continues the 25-year-old heated discussion into the mechanics and meaning of human death.

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This anthology of major classical and contemporary views onkey ethical aspects of death and dying is the only philosophicallysophisticated, interdisciplinary, and up-to-date introduction to the subjectavailable. Pairs pro and con arguments to give a balanced perspective. Covers a range of topics that reflect the latestdevelopments at the frontier of the field. Provides clearly and carefullywritten section introductions that define the issues to be discussed.Introduces each selection with a brief editorial essay. Features up-to-dateand solid analyses of all issues. Offers an excellent introduction toethical theory.

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Transcreation of the Bhagavad Gita Review

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(More customer reviews)I've read bits and pieces of other translations of the Bhagavad Gita, and, while they all have unique and useful features, this version is by far the most enjoyable to read. The Bhagavad Gita: As It Is includes the Sanskrit and a word-by-word translation, which is great, but the abundance of commentary, while useful, makes it difficult to simply read the Gita and form one's own opinion. The Transcreation is very bare bones, with only enough footnotes to clarify terms which would be unfamiliar to most western readers. The inclusion of the most important interpretations (including Gandhi's, which is very enlightening) is very useful and succinct.
Overall, this is the best Bhagavad Gita to use if one wishes to become quickly and simply acquainted with this sacred and influential work.

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Unlike all other English translations of the BhagavadGita — which are either too literal and abstract, or written in veryformal, incomprehensible English, or are philosophically one-sided — thisreader-friendly "transcreation"offers an unbiased philosophicalperspective and presents the main religious and philosophical themes of theBhagavad Gita in simple, ordinary language easily accessible totoday's readers. It enables them to read this great work as if it wereoriginally written in their own language — and to capture the excitementof discovering its relevance to their own lives. Begins with a brief introduction and a short story outline of theBhagavad Gita. Presents the actual transcreation of the text of theBhagavad Gita in eighteen chapters -- each beginning with a succinctsummary of the main issues covered — thus providing a continuing thematicmap to the philosophical religious territory of the Bhagavad Gita.Concludes with an Afterword that presents a succinct analysis ofclassical, modern, contemporary, and recent interpretations of theBhagavad Gita — and reveals the importance of this great text forHindus as well as for the world. Translates all Sanskrit words into simpleEnglish words, and describes difficult words and major names in simplelanguage in footnotes at the bottom of each page and in a glossary at theback of the text. For anyone interested in the BhagavadGita or Asian philosophy or religions.

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