This volume explores the different dimensions of how the contingency of life, and especially human life, is relevant for ethical discussions and the normative frameworks in bioethics. It explores the relevance of the notion contingency, needs and desires for moral argumentation and bioethics. The volume discusses those notions in a philosophical perspective. Additionally, the volume is a contribution to a deeper reflection on basic philosophical assumptions of bioethics.
- ISBN10 140206764X
- ISBN13 9781402067648
- Publish Date 1 January 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Edition New ed.
- Format eBook
- Pages 378
- Language English