Preface: The Persisting Relevance of Dignity | p. ix |
Introduction | |
Bioethics and the Question of Human Dignity | p. 3 |
Human Dignity and Respect for Persons: A Historical Perspective on Public Bioethics | p. 19 |
Dignity and Modern Science | |
How to Protect Human Dignity from Science | p. 39 |
Human Dignity and the Mystery of the Human Soul | p. 61 |
Commentary on Kraynak | p. 83 |
Commentary on Dennett | p. 89 |
Commentary on Dennett | p. 95 |
Human Dignity from a Neurophilosophical Perspective | p. 99 |
Commentary on Churchland | p. 122 |
Human Nature and the Future of Man | |
Human Uniqueness and Human Dignity: Persons in Nature and the Nature of Persons | p. 129 |
Human Dignity and the Future of Man | p. 155 |
Dignity and Enhancement | p. 173 |
Commentary on Bostrom | p. 207 |
Dignity and Modern Culture | |
Human Dignity and Public Discourse | p. 215 |
Modern and American Dignity | p. 229 |
Human Dignity: Exploring and Explicating the Council's Vision | p. 253 |
Commentary on Meilaender and Dennett | p. 278 |
Commentary on Meilaender and Lawler | p. 284 |
The Sources and Meaning of Dignity | |
Defending Human Dignity | p. 297 |
Kant's Concept of Human Dignity as a Resource for Bioethics | p. 333 |
Human Dignity and Political Entitlements | p. 351 |
Commentary on Nussbaum, Shell, and Kass | p. 381 |
The Irreducibly Religious Character of Human Dignity | p. 387 |
Theories of Human Dignity | |
The Nature and Basis of Human Dignity | p. 409 |
Two Arguments from Human Dignity | p. 435 |
Dignity and Bioethics: History, Theory, and Selected Applications | p. 469 |
Human Dignity and the Practice of Medicine | |
Human Dignity and the Seriously Ill Patient | p. 505 |
The Lived Experience of Human Dignity | p. 513 |
Contributors | p. 541 |
Index | p. 545 |
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