Death in the Netherlands

From the January 1992 Print Edition

Regulating Death: Euthanasia and the Case of the Netherlands by Carlos Gomez, M.D., foreword by Leon R. Kass, M.D. Free Press, 172 pages, $19.95 As Carlos Gomez notes in this important book, the statute law of the Netherlands clearly prohibits euthanasia. Article 293 of the Netherlands Penal Code . . . . Continue Reading »

A Minimalist Aristotle?

From the October 1990 Print Edition

Innocence and Experience by Stuart Hampshire Harvard University Press, 195 pages, $20 Stuart Hampshire begins his new book by pointing out that “there are a thousand or more themes that might be pursued under the heading of moral and political philosophy.” In Innocence and Experience, . . . . Continue Reading »

Between Jews and Christians

From the March 1990 Print Edition

Jewish-Christian Dialogue: A Jewish Justification by David Novak Oxford University Press, 194 pages, $24.95David Novak’s new book is a theologically learned and philosophically nuanced investigation of grounds for Jewish-Christian dialogue. It is written from within the resources of Jewish . . . . Continue Reading »