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[The principle of human dignity as the foundation of a global biolaw]
1Universidad de Navarra. Campus Universitario s/n. Pamplona-Navarra. aparisi@unav.es.
Abstract:
The term dignity has many meanings. This is because it refers to a very rich reality, which can be viewed from different perspectives. Among these different meanings, highlights the understanding of dignity as an ethical and legal principle, which is the foundation of bioethics and biolaw. The purpose of this paper is to analyse this view of dignity. To do so, will be explained briefly the personist and utilitarian conceptions of the notion of dignity. Finally, as an alternative to the inadequacies of these views, it will be proposed an ontological conception of human dignity.
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