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Persons as goods: response to Patrick Lee.

T D J Chappell1

  • 1Department of Philosophy, University of Dundee, Scotland DD1 4HN. t.d.j.chappell@dundee.ac.uk

Christian Bioethics
|January 29, 2005
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This paper argues that viewing individual humans as intrinsic goods, from conception, avoids impersonal morality and consequentialism, ultimately opposing abortion. This philosophical perspective supports the inherent value of human life from its earliest stages.

Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Moral Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Law

Background:

  • The abortion debate often struggles with impersonal moral value and consequentialist reasoning.
  • Patrick Lee's work provides a foundation for viewing individual humans as intrinsic goods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a British philosophical perspective on the abortion debate.
  • To explore the concept of individual humans as goods in themselves.
  • To demonstrate how this concept can resolve ethical dilemmas in the abortion discussion.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical argumentation drawing on ethical theories.
  • Analysis of the concept of personhood and moral value.
  • Critique of consequentialism and impersonal moral frameworks.
Keywords:
Genetics and ReproductionPhilosophical Approach

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Main Results:

  • The notion of individual humans as intrinsic goods prevents moral value from becoming impersonal.
  • This perspective offers an alternative to consequentialist ethical frameworks.
  • It establishes that personhood, as an individual substance, exists from conception.

Conclusions:

  • Viewing individual humans as intrinsic goods from conception provides a robust ethical framework for the abortion debate.
  • This philosophical stance logically excludes abortion by affirming the inherent value of human life from conception.