Human Dignity and Bioethics

<p>This collection of essays commissioned by the President's Council on Bioethics explores a fundamental concept crucial to today's discourse in law and ethics in general and in bioethics in particular. Since its formation in 2001 the council has frequently used the term human dignity in its discussions and reports. In this volume scholars from the fields of philosophy medicine and medical ethics law political science and public policy address the issue of what the concept of human dignity entails and its proper role in bioethical controversies. <i>Human Dignity and Bioethics</i> is an attempt to clarify a controversial concept one that is a critical component in the decisions of policymakers. </p><p>Contributors: Adam Schulman F. Daniel Davis Daniel C. Dennett Robert P. Kraynak Alfonso Gómez-Lobo Patricia S. Churchland Gilbert Meilaender Holmes Rolston III Charles Rubin Nick Bostrom Richard John Neuhaus Peter Augustine Lawler Diana Schaub Leon R. Kass Susan M. Shell Martha Nussbaum David Gelernter Patrick Lee Robert P. George Paul Weithman Daniel P. Sulmasy O.F.M. Rebecca Dresser and Edmund D. Pellegrino.</p>