Perspectives on human dignity : a conversation / edited by Jeff Malpas and Norelle Lickiss.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Malpas, Jeff.

Lickiss, Norelle.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dignity.

Respect for persons.

Physical Description:

xi, 239 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer, [2007]

Contents:

Introduction to a conversation / Jeff Malpas and Norelle Lickiss

Human dignity and human worth / Daniel P. Sulmasy

Human dignity and human being / Jeff Malpas

On human dignity: fragments of an exploration / Norelle Lickiss

Two conceptions of dignity : honour and self-determination / Andrew Brennan and Y.S. Lo

Human dignity and charity / Rosalind Hursthouse

Human dignity: functions and meanings / Doron Shultziner

A brief history of human dignity: idea and application / Milton Lewis

A Journey towards understanding: true and false dignity / Christina Mason

The question of human dignity: doubts and loves and a whisper from where the ruined house once stood / Veronica Brady

Human dignity: a borderline heretical response / Stuart Blackler

Giving the past its dignity / Greg Dening

Dignity and indignity / Nicholas Tarling

Human dignity and the law / Sir Guy Green

On the international legal aspects of human dignity / Don Chalmers and Ryuichi Ida

Doing justice to dignity in the criminal law / Julia Davis

Human dignity: the new phase in international law / Michael Tate

Dignity and health / Martin Tattersall

Human dignity : the perspective of a gynaecological oncologist / Neville F. Hacker

The social origins of dignity in medical care at the end of life / Nicholas Cristakis

Dying with dignity : the story reveals its meaning / Jack Coulehan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-239).

ISBN:

9781402062803

140206280X

OCLC:

173807433