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The Triple Helix: The Soul of Bioethics /

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Lisa Bellantoni argues that contemporary bioethics divides into two logically incommensurable positions: a cult of rights, which identifies the worth of human life with our autonomy, and a cult of life, which identifies human worth with the possession of a soul, and thereby, of human dignity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bellantoni, Lisa (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Philosophy.
Cultural Policy.
Ethics.
Moral Philosophy.
Philosophy of Religion.
Political Philosophy.
Social Aspects of Religion.
Cultural policy.
Political science > Philosophy.
Religion and sociology.
Religion > Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Lisa Bellantoni argues that contemporary bioethics divides into two logically incommensurable positions: a cult of rights, which identifies the worth of human life with our autonomy, and a cult of life, which identifies human worth with the possession of a soul, and thereby, of human dignity.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VI, 230 pages)
ISBN:9780230343542
DOI:10.1057/9780230343542