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Health, Rights and Dignity : Philosophical Reflections on an Alleged Human Right / Christian Erk.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2013]Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783110319712
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  • RA393 .E75 2011eb
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Brief Contents -- Detailed Contents -- I The Human Right To Health:A Pervasive But Opaque Idea -- 1 Human Rights: A Practice With Little Theory -- 2 The Human Right To Health -- 3 Purpose And Structure Of This Thesis -- II Unveiling The Enigma Of Health -- 1 Preconditions Of Health: Life And Death -- 2 A Comprehensive Theory Of Health -- III Justice, Dignity, Rights And Duties: The Philosophy Of Human Rights -- 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 -- IV Health:A Human Right? -- 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 -- Indices -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Tables, Figures and Illustrations -- References
Title is part of eBook package: eBook Paket De Gruyter Ontos 2002-2012Summary: 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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Frontmatter -- Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Brief Contents -- Detailed Contents -- I The Human Right To Health:A Pervasive But Opaque Idea -- 1 Human Rights: A Practice With Little Theory -- 2 The Human Right To Health -- 3 Purpose And Structure Of This Thesis -- II Unveiling The Enigma Of Health -- 1 Preconditions Of Health: Life And Death -- 2 A Comprehensive Theory Of Health -- III Justice, Dignity, Rights And Duties: The Philosophy Of Human Rights -- 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 -- IV Health:A Human Right? -- 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 -- Indices -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Tables, Figures and Illustrations -- References

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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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