The study investigates the "Four Principles of Biomedical Ethics" published by Tom Beauchamp and James Childress (1979, 2001) with a particular concern for the principle of respect for autonomy. The leading question is in which philosophical background autonomy is dealt with by Beauchamp/Childress and by the enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant, while the more empirical theoretical framework of Beauchamp/Childress and the rationalistic framework of Kant are being analyzed. After having considered the foundation of autonomy both in Beauchamp/Childress and Kant, the study turns to the relationship of autonomy and human dignity by exploring the implicit extension of autonomy, human dignity and being human, and asks which consequences have to be drawn from a theological point of view.
Enthalten in:
Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik; 2008/3 Kommentare, Studien, Berichte, Dokumentationen, Diskussionen, Rezensionen, Bibliographie
(2008)
Serie / Reihe: Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik
Personen: Rolf, Sibylle
Rolf, Sibylle:
Respekt vor Patientenautonomie und Achtung der Menschenwürde : Beoachtungen zu anthropologischen Implikationen in deutscher und englischsprachiger Bioethik-Debatte / von Sibylle Rolf, 2008. - S.200-211 - (Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik)
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