A Medieval View of Human Dignity

Dales, Richard C.

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“…This view persisted in the middle ages (Dale 1977 ) and beyond, as we have seen with Ronsard, Pascal, Pufendorf, and Kant.…”

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Human Dignity as a Component of a Long-Lasting and Widespread Conceptual Construct

Baertschi

2014

Bioethical Inquiry

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For some decades, the concept of human dignity has been widely discussed in bioethical literature. Some authors think that this concept is central to questions of respect for human beings, whereas others are very critical of it. It should be noted that, in these debates, dignity is one component of a long-lasting and widespread conceptual construct used to support a stance on the ethical question of the moral status of an action or being. This construct has been used from Modernity onward to condemn slavery and torture as violations of human dignity. In spelling it out, we can come to a better understanding of what “dignity” means and become aware that there exists a quite useful place for this notion in our ethical thought, albeit a modest one.

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“…This view persisted in the middle ages (Dale 1977 ) and beyond, as we have seen with Ronsard, Pascal, Pufendorf, and Kant.…”

Section: Current Ethical Contentsupporting

confidence: 60%

Human Dignity as a Component of a Long-Lasting and Widespread Conceptual Construct

Baertschi

2014

Bioethical Inquiry

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“…References to the special worth of humanity abound throughout the Middle Ages, tied most often to humanity's special relationship to God (Dales, 1977). However, the dignity in question is a species referenced conception.…”

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Universalism, Particularism and the Ethics of Dignity

Pullman

2001

Christian Bioethics

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This paper explores the problem of universalism and particularism in contemporary ethics, and its relationship to Christian bioethics in particular. An ethic of human dignity is outlined, which, it is argued, constrains moral discourse in the broad sense--thus meeting the demands of universalism--but which is at the same time amenable to a variety of particularist interpretations--thus acknowledging the current shift toward historicism, traditionalism, and culture. The particularist interpretations that are of central concern here are those provided by historic Christianity. The eventual goal is to indicate how a Christian conception of human dignity can have universal normative relevance both as a standard against which to assess competing particularist conceptions, and as a practical guide for everyday living. A Christian conception of dignity will in turn have significant implications when addressing contemporary issues in bioethics. These are ambitious goals, and a full explication of the ideas presented will not be possible in this context. Nevertheless, there is value in getting a bird's-eye view of the landscape before one goes about scaling the mountains and exploring the valleys. The present essay is intended as a general geography of the moral terrain in which an ethic of dignity in general, and a Christian perspective on dignity in particular, can provide normative guidance.

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“…Así mismo, en esta revisión, se ha encontrado que la dignidad se ha descrito tanto como un fenómeno objetivo, como uno subjetivo, como público y como privado (Meyer, 1989) (34) , individual y colectivo (Andorno, 2009) (13) , interno e intrínseco y externo y extrínseco (Jacelon, 2003) (35) , como jerárquico y democrático (Dillon, 1995) (32) , incondicional y estático y contingente y dinámico; como inherente, conferido o conseguido (Dales, 1977) (25) ; como descriptivo y preceptivo (Kolnai, 1995) (36) . Es evidente que a partir de tal confusión conceptual en el lenguaje encontremos denominaciones que se refieren a dignidad básica, dignidad humana, dignidad social y dignidad personal.…”

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Teoría y práctica de la dignidad en cuidados paliativos: una revisión

2014

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ResumenSe realiza un estudio de revisión sobre la dignidad humana, con el objetivo de entender este concepto a nivel teórico en los cuidados paliativos, y además, saber en qué medida estas ideas están desarrolladas a nivel práctico. Se realiza un estudio de textos centrados en revisiones de la dignidad humana desde diferentes disciplinas: filosofía, derecho, religión, bioética, atención sanitaria y cuidados paliativos. También se realiza un trabajo consistente en hallar coincidencias entre los diferentes puntos de vista, encontrando algunas semejanzas entre todas las disciplinas pero también diferencias que en Cuidados Paliativos generan el debate actual. Los autores consideran que es necesaria una revisión del tema de la dignidad humana más cercana a la práctica clínica en Cuidados Paliativos.Palabras clave: Dignidad, revisión, cuidados paliativos, filosofía, derecho, bioética, atención sanitaria. AbstractA review study on human dignity is performed in order to theoretically understand this concept in the framework of palliative care, and in which extent these ideas have been developed on a practical level. Specifically, a review of those texts focused on human dignity from philosophy, law, religion, bioethics, health care and palliative care was carried out. This review also tried to find and report some similarities and differences among different approaches. Those differences are the basis of current debate on palliative care. Authors conclude that any approach to human dignity should be closer to the clinical practice in palliative care.Key words: Dignity, review, palliative care, philosophy, law, bioethics, healthcare. ASPECTOS TEÓRICOS Y PRÁCTICOS SOBRE LA DIGNIDAD EN CUIDADOS PALIATIVOS Planteamiento del problemaEl alivio del sufrimiento es el objetivo principal y básico de los cuidados paliativos. La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) estimó que en el año 2002, 57 millones de personas murieron, de las cuales 7 millones lo hicieron por neoplasias malignas. Franks et al.(1) estimaron que, sólo en el Reino Unido, el 25% de los pacientes diagnosticados de cáncer en estadío avanzado necesitarían cuidados paliativos, y el 65% cuidados paliativos en su domicilio. Conseguirlo, es dar calidad de vida al paciente. El tratamiento de síntomas físicos, emocionales, espirituales y sociales incluyendo estudios y trabajos cuya medida de efectividad es que el paciente encuentre dicho alivio. No es de extrañar que en todos estos estudios, la preservación de la dignidad se exprese de una manera clara y meridiana. Así pues, el creciente interés que la calidad de vida ha ido tomando en el área de los cuidados paliativos supone un crecimiento del estudio de la dignidad.La dignidad es un concepto fundamental en la ética clínica (Chochinov, 2002 (2) ; Lothian y Philip, 2001; Pannuti y Tanneberger, 1993 (4) ; Pullman, 1999Pullman, , 2002 ) y la práctica profesional (Jacobs, 2000 (7) , 2001 (8) ; Mairis, 1994 (9) ; Priester, 1992 (10) ; Seedhouse y Gallagher, 2002 (11) ; Soderberg, Gilje y Norberg, 1997 (1...

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A Medieval View of Human Dignity

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Human Dignity as a Component of a Long-Lasting and Widespread Conceptual Construct

Human Dignity as a Component of a Long-Lasting and Widespread Conceptual Construct

Universalism, Particularism and the Ethics of Dignity

Teoría y práctica de la dignidad en cuidados paliativos: una revisión

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