Human Dignity, Human Rights, and Responsibility : the New Language of Global Bioethics and Biolaw /

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"'Human dignity' has been enshrined in international agreements and national constitutions as a fundamental human right. The World Medical Association calls on physicians to respect human dignity and to discharge their duties with dignity. And yet human dignity is a term--like love, h...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Barilan, Yechiel Michael, 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2012.
Series:Basic bioethics.
Subjects:
Respect for persons.
Bioethics.
Medical ethics.
Human rights.
Bioethics
Ethics, Medical
Human Rights
Personhood
Bioethical Issues
Respect de la personne.
Éthique médicale.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Bioéthique.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
MEDICAL > Ethics.
Human rights
Medical ethics
Respect for persons
PHILOSOPHY/Ethics & Bioethics
PHILOSOPHY/General
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Hermeneutics and history of human dignity
  • Reconstructing human dignity as a moral value
  • Human rights or natural moral rights
  • Moral status
  • Responsibility beyond human rights
  • A synthetic summary.

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