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Human dignity in bioethics and law /
Dignity is often denounced as hopelessly amorphous or incurably theological: as feel-good philosophical window-dressing, or as the name given to whatever principles give you the answer that you think is right. This is wrong, says Charles Foster: dignity is not only an essential principle in bioethic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; Portland, Oregon :
Hart,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Dignity is often denounced as hopelessly amorphous or incurably theological: as feel-good philosophical window-dressing, or as the name given to whatever principles give you the answer that you think is right. This is wrong, says Charles Foster: dignity is not only an essential principle in bioethics and law; it is really the only principle. In this ambitious, paradigm-shattering but highly readable book, he argues that dignity is the only sustainable Theory of Everything in bioethics. For most problems in contemporary bioethics, existing principles such as autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficen. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxiii, 183 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847318350 1847318355 1280125470 9781280125478 9781847318602 1847318606 9781472565662 1472565665 9786613529336 6613529338 |