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oapen-20.500.12657-316582021-11-15T08:23:05Z Health, Rights and Dignity Erk, Christian Philosophy History of Philosophy Deontological ethics Dignity Human Human rights Moral rights Ontology Thomas Aquinas 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. 2017-03-01 23:55:55 2020-03-21 03:00:29 2020-04-01T13:44:16Z 2020-04-01T13:44:16Z 2010-12-09 book 626362 OCN: 1028754302 9783110319712 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31658 eng application/pdf n/a 626362.pdf De Gruyter 10.26530/oapen_626362 100238 10.26530/oapen_626362 2b386f62-fc18-4108-bcf1-ade3ed4cf2f3 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783110319712 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Berlin/Boston 100238 KU Select 2016 Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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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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