Human Dignity in Bioethics: From Worldviews to the Public Square

This volume 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. It explores the source and meaning of human dignity, examines the legitimacy of the concept of dignity in documents by international political bodies, and looks at 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.

Author: Stephen Dilley
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 12/03/2012
Pages: 382
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780415659314

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.