A Social Understanding of Dignity: A Promising Approach in the Organ Selling Debate
| Autor: | Zümrüt Alpinar-Sencan |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich, Alpinar, Zümrüt |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
Social understanding media_common.quotation_subject 610 Medicine & health Forestry Context (language use) Raising (linguistics) Epistemology Dignity 10222 Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine Materials Chemistry Media Technology Sociology Meaning (existential) Function (engineering) media_common Skepticism |
| Zdroj: | Bioethica Forum. |
| ISSN: | 1662-601X |
| DOI: | 10.24894/bf.2014.07042 |
| Popis: | In contrast to either sceptical approaches arguing for the redundancy of dignity or more theoretical ones concerning only abstract notions, this paper presents a social understanding of dignity which attempts to give a satisfactory account of why some specific actions are considered to violate it. The practice of organ selling provides a context for exploring the possible meaning and function of dignity. The paper begins by explaining what a social understanding of dignity means, referring to Samuel J. Kerstein’s approach. After raising three criticisms specific to his approach and showing that they are not generalizable to a broader approach, some general objections will be raised and possible responses given. It will be argued that a social understanding of dignity is a promising approach to take when evaluating the moral permissibility of organ selling. |
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