This paper argues that some of the misunderstandings surrounding the meaning and
function of the concept of human dignity in bioethics arise from a lack of distinction between …

“Dissecting Bioethics,” edited by Tuija Takala and Matti Häyry, welcomes contributions on
the conceptual and theoretical dimensions of bioethics. The section is dedicated to the idea …

Dignity and care are important in life in general and especially when vulnerability becomes
apparent. Human beings are vulnerable. We are born totally helpless, dependent on others …

The concept of dignity is notoriously vague. In this paper it is argued that the reason for this
is that there are three versions of dignity that are often confused. First we will take a short …

The concept of dignity is not, as some scholars claim, an unnecessary moral idea, and nor
need it have religious overtones or be characterised by speciesism. In this article, I try to …

In this grounded theory analysis I sought to understand dignity violation in health care and to
explore the context in which such violations take place. I found that dignity violation in health …

Since the point of health care is to benefit the person to whom it is provided, all questions in
health care ethics are in one way or another about beneficence: its scope, limits and proper …

During a recent conference on Dignity in Health and Social Care in London, I claimed that
we already know a good deal about dignity in care. I was rightly challenged by colleagues …

AJ Ayer was famously and predictably dismissive of terms such as 'human dignity', referring
to them as a kind of 'wooly uplift'. 1 Despite the pervasive presence of appeals to dignity in …

“Dissecting Bioethics,” edited by Tuija Takala and Matti Häyry, welcomes contributions on
the conceptual and theoretical dimensions of bioethics. The section is dedicated to the idea …