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Human Dignity in Bioethics.

Human Dignity in Bioethics brings together a collection of essays that rigorously examine the concept of human dignity from its metaphysical foundations to its polemical deployment in bioethical controversies. The volume falls into three parts, beginning with meta-level perspectives and moving to co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dilley, Stephen
Otros Autores: Palpant, Nathan J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge annals of bioethics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Setting the Stage; 1 Human Dignity in the Throes? An Introduction to the Volume; 2 Human Exceptionalism and the Imago Dei: The Tradition of Human Dignity; Part I: The Source and Meaning of Human Dignity in Worldview Context; 3 A Catholic Perspective on Human Dignity; 4 A Protestant Perspective on Human Dignity; 5 Postmodern Perspectives on Human Dignity; 6 Dignity for Skeptics: A Naturalistic View of Human Dignity; Part II: The Politics, Law, and Science of Human Dignity.
  • 7 International Policy and a Universal Conception of Human Dignity8 Human Dignity and the Law; 9 Prospects for Human Dignity after Darwin; Part III: The Rhetoric of Human Dignity in Bioethics; 10 Human Dignity and the New Reproductive Technologies; 11 The Language of Human Dignity in the Abortion Debate; 12 Human Dignity and the Debate over Early Human Embryos; 13 Human Dignity in End-of-Life Issues: From Palliative Care to Euthanasia; 14 The Evolving Bioethical Landscape of Human-Animal Chimeras; 15 Psychotropic Drugs and the Brain: A Neurological Perspective on Human Dignity; Bibliography.