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The presented paper focuses on the issue of definition of death as a challenge for the humanity in the 21st century. As the methodological scope of the paper the theory of ethics of social consequences is used. Ethics of social consequences works with categories which might make the issue we are dealing with in this pa-per much clearer. At the beginning of the paper, the issue of death is briefly...
Article deals with the problem of termination of pregnancy when the prenatal diagnosis proves the genetically impaired development of foetus. Author focuses on the solution of this issue within ethics of social consequences which represents a form of non-utilitarian consequentialism. Analysis of given issue is addressed especially through the value of human dignity and humanity which function as an...
This essay investigates the thesis that inhumanity breeds humanity. Many questions arise when we try to corroborate it: Can we say anything at all about the inhumanity of human beings? Why did large‐scale inhumanity occurring before 1700 not elicit a human rights regime? Was the human rights take‐off from 1760 to 1800 triggered by instances of inhumanity, and why did the take‐off not last? Why did...
The article deals with the application of the basic principles and values of the ethics of social consequences, as the form of nonutilitarian consequentialism, within the ethics of teaching. It concentrates especially on the principles and values of humanity and human dignity. The basic form of humanity consists in the protection and support of one’s own life and the lives of friends, relatives and...
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