<i>Human dignity and discourse </i>

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  • 「人間の尊厳」と討議

Abstract

<p>    Human dignity and discourse are two elements that play extremely important roles in contemporary bioethics. However, the concept of “human dignity” is often criticized for being too vague. This paper focuses on human dignity from the discourse ethics perspective, which considers discourse as a key element of ethics, and attempts to redefine the concept of “human dignity.” Mathias Kettner believes that human dignity is originally a vague concept whose content must be determined through social discourse. Uwe Fahr, in contrast, interprets it as a heuristic instrument for clarifying the interests of those involved in case discussions. Based on these arguments, this paper will indicate that consensus reached through discourse is probable at a clinical level as well as at a social level and that consensus at a clinical level presupposes a certain quality of human dignity, which cannot be formulated as a principle and is known only through sensitivity.</p>

Journal

  • Bioethics

    Bioethics 26 (1), 26-34, 2016

    Japan Association for Bioethics

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  • CRID
    1390001204486453376
  • NII Article ID
    130006108013
  • DOI
    10.20593/jabedit.26.1_26
  • ISSN
    2189695X
    13434063
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
    • KAKEN
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