Health, Rights and Dignity
The idea that there is such a thing as a human right to health has become pervasive. It has not only been acknowledged by a variety of international law documents and thus entered the political realm but is also defended in academic circles. Yet, despite its prominence the human right to health rema...
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| description | The idea that there is such a thing as a human right to health has become pervasive. It has not only been acknowledged by a variety of international law documents and thus entered the political realm but is also defended in academic circles. Yet, despite its prominence the human right to health remains something of a mystery - especially with respect to its philosophical underpinnings. Addressing this unfortunate and intellectually dangerous insufficiency, this book critically assesses the stipulation that health is a human right which - as international law holds - derives from the inherent dignity of the human person. Scrutinising the concepts underlying this stipulation (health, rights, dignity), it shall conclude that such right cannot be upheld from a philosophical perspective. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-302642022-05-02T10:06:23Z Health, Rights and Dignity Erk, Christian Philosophy History of Philosophy Deontological ethics Dignity Human Human rights Moral rights Ontology Thomas Aquinas The idea that there is such a thing as a human right to health has become pervasive. It has not only been acknowledged by a variety of international law documents and thus entered the political realm but is also defended in academic circles. Yet, despite its prominence the human right to health remains something of a mystery - especially with respect to its philosophical underpinnings. Addressing this unfortunate and intellectually dangerous insufficiency, this book critically assesses the stipulation that health is a human right which - as international law holds - derives from the inherent dignity of the human person. Scrutinising the concepts underlying this stipulation (health, rights, dignity), it shall conclude that such right cannot be upheld from a philosophical perspective. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2017-03-01 23:55:55 2020-03-21 03:00:29 2020-04-01T13:44:16Z 2010-12-09 book 626362 OCN: 1028754302 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31658 9783110319712 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/30264 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31658/1/626362.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31658/1/626362.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31658/1/626362.pdf De Gruyter 10.26530/oapen_626362 10.26530/oapen_626362 af2fbfcc-ee87-43d8-a035-afb9d7eef6a5 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 969f21b5-ac00-4517-9de2-44973eec6874 9783110319712 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Berlin/Boston 100238 KU Select 2016 Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access |
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| topic | Philosophy History of Philosophy Deontological ethics Dignity Human Human rights Moral rights Ontology Thomas Aquinas |
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