Human Dignity in Bioethics: From Worldviews to the Public Square: 13 (Routledge Annals of Bioethics)
Language: English
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Editor(s): Dilley, Stephen; Palpant, Nathan J. Series Editor(s): Cherry, Mark J.; Iltis, Ana Smith. Series: Routledge Annals of Bioethics. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 239 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688. . 2012. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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- Human Dignity in Bioethics: From Worldviews to the Public Square: 13 (Routledge Annals of Bioethics)
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- Routledge
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- New
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- Hardcover
- Language
- English
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- 0415659310
- ISBN 13
- 9780415659314
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- Book 12 of 31: Routledge Annals of 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 concrete applications.
Part 1 analyzes human dignity through a worldview lens, exploring the source and meaning of human dignity from naturalist, postmodernist, Protestant, and Catholic vantages, respectively, letting each side explain and defend its own conception. Part 2 moves from metaphysical moorings to key areas of macro-level influence: international politics, American law, and biological science. These chapters examine the legitimacy of the concept of dignity in documents by international political bodies, the role of dignity in American jurisprudence, and the implications―and challenges―for dignity posed by Darwinism. Part 3 shifts from macro-level topics to concrete applications by examining the rhetoric of human dignity in specific controversies: embryonic stem cell research, abortion, human-animal chimeras, euthanasia and palliative care, psychotropic drugs, and assisted reproductive technologies. Each chapter analyzes the rhetorical use of ‘human dignity’ by opposing camps, assessing the utility of the concept and whether a different concept or approach can be a more productive means of framing or guiding the debate.
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About the Author
Stephen Dilley is Associate Professor of Philosophy at St. Edward’s University, USA.
Nathan J. Palpant is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Washington’s Institute, USA.
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