Screen LibraryThe triple helix: the soul of bioethics
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.
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230343542 |
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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. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230300996, 2011. |
| Carrier Form: | 240 p. |
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9780230300996 9780230343542 : 0230343546 : |
| CLC: | B82-057 |
| Contents: | Preface: What Ails Bioethics? The Wages of Grief Getting Too Personal Where Do Bioethicists Come From? Invasion of the Body Snatchers Are We Good Enough? Engineering Bioethics Who Do Bioethicists Think They Are? A Culture of Living The Triple Helix: Time, Love and Memory Bibliography Index. |