ISBN:
3110319713
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9783110319712
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 385 pages)
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illustrations, charts, figures, tables
Edition:
Also issued in print and PDF version
Parallel Title:
Print version Boston : De Gruyter Health, Rights and Dignity, Philosophical Reflections on an Alleged Human Right
DDC:
179.7
Keywords:
Right to health
;
Human rights Philosophy
;
Electronic books
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Gesundheit
;
Menschenrecht
;
Menschenwürde
;
Ethik
Abstract:
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
Abstract:
Frontmatter -- Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Brief Contents -- Detailed Contents -- 1 Human Rights: A Practice With Little Theory -- 2 The Human Right To Health -- 3 Purpose And Structure Of This Thesis -- 1 Preconditions Of Health: Life And Death -- 2 A Comprehensive Theory Of Health -- 1 Justice, Rights And Duties -- 2 Analytical Fundamentals: The Concepts Of Right And Duty -- 3 The Morality Of Rights And Duties -- 4 The Dignity Of Human Beings -- 5 From The Dignity Of Human Beings To Human Rights -- 1 A Summary Of What Has Been Established So Far -- 2 Health And Ontological Dignity: Is Health A Human Right? -- 3 A Marginal Note: Is There No Right To Health, At All? -- 4 Epilegomena: Concluding Remarks And Implications -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Tables, Figures and Illustrations -- References
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
,
Also issued in print and PDF version.
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In English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110319712
URL:
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http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf
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