The conception of human dignity in Ronald Dworkin: a problem of practical ethics.

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https://doi.org/10.31977/grirfi.v13i1.683

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Human dignity; The sacredness of life; Autonomy; Abortion; Euthanasia.

Abstract

This paper discuss the concept of human dignity for Dworkin in his work Life’s Dominion (1993). The purpose of this is delimit conceptually his conception of human dignity to subsequently analyze the importance of this conception for the solution of practical problems, such as abortion and euthanasia.

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Evandro Barbosa, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL)

Doutor em filosofia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Rio Grande do Sul – Brasil. Desenvolveu estágio pós-doutoral na Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL), Rio Grande do Sul – Brasil e foi Visiting Professor na Yale University – EUA, sob orientação do professor Stephen Darwall, com bolsa CAPES. Professor de Filosofia da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL), Rio Grande do Sul – Brasil.

Thaís Cristina Alves Costa, Universidade Católica de Pelotas (UCPEL)

Mestre em Filosofia pela Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL), Rio Grande do sul – Brasil. Estudante do curso do direito na Universidade Católica de Pelotas (UCPEL).

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Published

2016-06-18

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BARBOSA, Evandro; COSTA, Thaís Cristina Alves. The conception of human dignity in Ronald Dworkin: a problem of practical ethics. Griot : Revista de Filosofia, [S. l.], v. 13, n. 1, p. 306–316, 2016. DOI: 10.31977/grirfi.v13i1.683. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrb.edu.br/index.php/griot/article/view/683. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2016)

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