Human dignity in bioethics and biolaw /

While some commentators consider appeals to human dignity to be little more than rhetoric and not worthy of serious consideration, this text give such appeals defensible meaning through an application of the moral theory of Alan Gewirth.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Beyleveld, Deryck
Other Authors:	Brownsword, Roger
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:	Medical ethics. Bioethics. Dignity. Commerce. Intellectual property. Botany. Plants. Life sciences. Genetics > Technique. Organization. Genomes. Art. Social control. Social sciences. Euthanasia. Technology. Culture. History. Humanities. Reproductive technology. Professional ethics. Sociology. Physical sciences. Hospice care. Terminal care. Health services administration. Medical care. Ethnology. Social psychology. Human behavior. Therapeutics. Anthropology. National health services. Biotechnology. Bioengineering. Commodification. Do-not-resuscitate orders. Genetic engineering. Property. Liberty. Human rights. Human genome. Humanism. Contracts. Eugenics. Chimerism. Biomedical engineering. Organ donors. Trademarks. Philosophy. Arts. Commerce Jurisprudence Ethics, Clinical Intellectual Property Plants Principle-Based Ethics Morals Dehumanization Biological Science Disciplines Withholding Treatment Persons Genetic Techniques Organization and Administration Genome Ethics Organism Forms Art Social Responsibility Social Control, Formal Social Sciences Euthanasia Technology Animal Population Groups Culture History Humanities Psychological Phenomena and Processes Reproductive Techniques Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation Ethics, Professional Technology, Industry, and Agriculture Sociology Investigative Techniques Eukaryota Social Behavior Natural Science Disciplines Terminal Care Health Services Administration Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Health Care Economics and Organizations Psychiatry and Psychology Patient Care Named Groups Anthropology, Cultural Animals Organisms Psychology, Social Genetic Structures Behavior Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Delivery of Health Care Technology, Industry, Agriculture Therapeutics Anthropology Health Services Genetic Phenomena Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Disciplines and Occupations Phenomena and Processes Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services Ethics, Medical Personal Autonomy Ethical Theory Biotechnology Commodification Euthanasia, Passive Human Body Cloning, Organism Genetic Engineering Ownership Freedom Human Rights Genome, Human Humanism Virtues Contracts Internationality Bioethical Issues Bioethics Eugenics Chimera Biomedical Technology Tissue Donors Moral Obligations Patents as Topic Philosophy Hospice Care Patient Care Management Patient Care Management > methods Ethnology State Medicine Patient Dropouts Resuscitation Orders Biomedical Engineering Éthique médicale. Dignité. Propriété intellectuelle. Plantes. Déshumanisation. Sciences de la vie. Génétique > Technique. Organisation. Génomes. Contrôle social. Sciences sociales. Euthanasie. Technologie. Histoire. Sciences humaines. Reproduction > Innovations. Déontologie professionnelle. Sociologie. Sciences physiques. Soins en phase terminale. Services de santé > Administration. Soins médicaux. Ethnologie. Psychologie sociale. Comportement humain. Prestation de soins. Thérapeutique. Anthropologie. Services de santé. Biotechnologie. Marchandisation. Interruption de traitement. Génie génétique. Propriété. Liberté. Droits de l'homme (Droit international) Génome humain. Humanisme. Contrats. Bioéthique. Eugénisme. Chimère (Génétique) Génie biomédical. Donneurs d'organes. Marques de commerce. Philosophie. Ordres de ne pas réanimer. Abandon des soins par les patients. Droit. intellectual property. vegetation. biological sciences. works of art. fine arts (discipline) social sciences. culture note. history (discipline) humanities. professional ethics. sociology. physical sciences. ethnology. social anthropology. social psychology. human behavior. anthropology. bioengineering. ownership. freedom. humanism. contracts. biomedical engineering. trademarks. philosophy. treating (health care function) culture (concept) law (discipline) Dignity Medical ethics Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Human dignity as empowerment
Human dignity and the new bioethics: human dignity as constraint
Dignity, human dignity, and dignified conduct
The principle of generic consistency and its justification
Kant and Gerwith
Dignity, rights, and virtue under the principle of generic consistency
Being born with dignity: selecting the genetic characteristics of offspring
Living with dignity I: ownership and commodification of human body parts
Living with dignity II: patents and contracts
Living with dignity III: prolonging life, denying death, and cosmetic augmentation
Dying with dignity.