| Description |
xi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction to a conversation / Jeff Malpas and Norelle Lickiss -- 2. Human dignity and human worth / Daniel P. Sulmasy -- 3. Human dignity and human being / Jeff Malpas -- 4. On human dignity : fragments of an exploration / Norelle Lickiss -- 5. Two conceptions of dignity : honour and self-determination / Andrew Brennan and Y.S. Lo -- 6. Human dignity and charity / Rosalind Hursthouse -- 7. Human dignity : functions and meanings / Doron Shultziner -- 8. A brief history of human dignity : idea and application / Milton Lewis -- 9. A Journey towards understanding : true and false dignity / Christina Mason -- 10. The question of human dignity : doubts and loves and a whisper from where the ruined house once stood / Veronica Brady -- 11. Religion and dignity : assent and dissent / Eilidh Campbell St John and Stuart Blackler -- 12. Giving the past its dignity / Greg Dening -- 13. Dignity and indignity / Nicholas Tarling -- 14. Human dignity and the law / Sir Guy Green -- 15. On the international legal aspects of human dignity / Don Chalmers and Ryuichi Ida -- 16. Doing justice to dignity in the criminal law / Julia Davis -- 17. Human dignity : the new phase in international law / Michael Tate -- 18. Dignity and health / Martin Tattersall -- 19. Human dignity : the perspective of a gynaecological oncologist / Neville F. Hacker -- 20. The social origins of dignity in medical care at the end of life / Nicholas Cristakis -- 21. Dying with dignity : the story reveals its meaning / Jack Coulehan |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
"This volume would not have been possible without the collaboration and support, not only of the participants included here, but also those who were part of the Hobart Interdisciplinary Colloquium that took place in Hobart, Tasmania in November 2004" -- p. vii |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-239) |
| Subject |
Dignity -- Congresses.
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Respect for persons -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Lickiss, Norelle.
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Malpas, Jeff.
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Hobart Interdisciplinary Colloquium (2004 : Hobart, Tas.)
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| ISBN |
140206280X (hbk.) |
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1402062818 (ebk.) |
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9781402062803 (hbk.) |
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9781402062810 (ebk.) |
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