MEDICAL ETHICS AND HUMAN DIGNITY OF THE PATIENT. EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Giovanni D'Elia, Michele Corriero

Abstract


In medical ethics, the concept of human dignity is often discussed in relation to issues concerning the beginning and end of life. To this end, a critical analysis of human dignity is conducted, and the results of this study have then been applied to specific medical-ethical issues.

To formulate a constructive and contextualized proposal on human dignity, considering its implications for medical-ethical issues, it is important to ask a question: what is meant by the concept and principle of human dignity?

The study will conduct a critical analysis of some theological and philosophical theories on the meaning of the concept of human dignity, as well as on the principle of human dignity.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32043/gsd.v9i4.1663

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