1st Edition

Human Dignity in Bioethics From Worldviews to the Public Square

Edited By Stephen Dilley, Nathan J. Palpant Copyright 2013
396 Pages
by Routledge

396 Pages
by Routledge

396 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

Setting the Stage  1. Human Dignity in the Throes? An Introduction to the Volume Stephen Dilley and Nathan J. Palpant  2. Human Exceptionalism and the Imago Dei: The tradition of Human Dignity David H. Calhoun  Part 1: The Source and Meaning of Human Dignity in Worldview Context  3. A Catholic Perspective on Human Dignity Christopher Tollefsen  4. A Protestant Perspective on Human Dignity Paul Copan  5. Postmodern Perspectives on Human Dignity Mark Dietrich Tschaepe  6. Dignity for Skeptics: A Naturalistic View of Human Dignity Richard McClelland  Part 2: The Politics, Law, and Science of Human Dignity  7. International Policy and a Universal Conception of Human Dignity Roberto Andorno  8. Human Dignity and the Law O. Carter Snead  9. Prospects for Human Dignity after Darwin David H. Calhoun  Part 3: The Rhetoric of Human Dignity in Bioethics  10. Human Dignity and the New Reproductive Technologies Audrey R. Chapman  11. The Language of Human Dignity in the Abortion Debate Scott Rae  12. Human Dignity and the Debate over Early Human Embryos Nathan J. Palpant and Suzanne Holland  13. Human Dignity in End of Life Issues: From Palliative Care to Euthanasia Thomas R. McCormick  14. The Evolving Bioethical Landscape of Human-Animal Chimeras John Loike  15. Psychotropic Drugs and the Brain: A Neurological Perspective on Human Dignity William P. Cheshire Jr.

Biography

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.