Dignità umana e cure palliative
Two conceptions of human dignity at the end of life are discussed: the one tied to a specific conception of the sanctity of life and the one developed by liberal theories of self-determination. It is argued that - due to their abstract character - both conceptions fail to meet the practical requirem...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Italian |
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2018
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Annali di studi religiosi
Year: 2018, Volume: 19, Pages: 259-272 |
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| Summary: | Two conceptions of human dignity at the end of life are discussed: the one tied to a specific conception of the sanctity of life and the one developed by liberal theories of self-determination. It is argued that - due to their abstract character - both conceptions fail to meet the practical requirements of a truly dignified human death. It is suggested that the practice of palliative care embeds a partly different conception of dignity that acknowledges the values of life and autonomy, without turning any of them into an absolute. This third conception, which has several advantages over the two prevailing models, also seems to adequately fit with the approach taken by the recent Italian law on advance directives. |
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| ISSN: | 2284-3892 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Annali di studi religiosi
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.14598/ANNALI_STUDI_RELIG_19201814 |