On the puzzling value of human life
The author examines our conflicting attitudes regarding the proper value of human life. While the main issue initially appears to deal with whether or not human life has an intrinsic (or absolute) value, it turns out that a far more important and complex issue concerns the tension between the equal...
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doaj-f51cd6c54aae46c2a840e8c402ffceff2021-09-05T20:44:46ZengSciendoEthics & Bioethics (in Central Europe)2453-78292017-12-0173-415516810.1515/ebce-2017-0013ebce-2017-0013On the puzzling value of human lifeCicovacki Predrag0Department of Philosophy, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01610, USA.The author examines our conflicting attitudes regarding the proper value of human life. While the main issue initially appears to deal with whether or not human life has an intrinsic (or absolute) value, it turns out that a far more important and complex issue concerns the tension between the equal value of every human life and the differences in the quality of one’s life. The author discusses the views of Kant, Schweitzer, Berlin, Scheler, and then Hartmann, in whose views the author recognizes the most important contributions to this puzzle.https://doi.org/10.1515/ebce-2017-0013antinomies of valuesequal value of human livesintrinsic valuequality of life |
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The author examines our conflicting attitudes regarding the proper value of human life. While the main issue initially appears to deal with whether or not human life has an intrinsic (or absolute) value, it turns out that a far more important and complex issue concerns the tension between the equal value of every human life and the differences in the quality of one’s life. The author discusses the views of Kant, Schweitzer, Berlin, Scheler, and then Hartmann, in whose views the author recognizes the most important contributions to this puzzle. |
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