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How to treat persons /

Samuel J. Kerstein develops a new, broadly Kantian account of the ethical issues that arise when a person treats another merely as a means. He explores how Kantian principles on the dignity of persons shed light on pressing issues in modern bioethics, including the distribution of scarce medical res...

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Main Author: Kerstein, Samuel J., 1965- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Humanity.
Ethics.
Ethics
Humanité (Morale)
Morale.
ethics (philosophy)
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Humanism.
Humanity
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Samuel J. Kerstein develops a new, broadly Kantian account of the ethical issues that arise when a person treats another merely as a means. He explores how Kantian principles on the dignity of persons shed light on pressing issues in modern bioethics, including the distribution of scarce medical resources and the regulation of markets in organs.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 230 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191652417
0191652415
9781299132856
1299132855
9780191748813
0191748811