Health, Rights and Dignity

Philosophical Reflections on an Alleged Human Right

Christian Erk (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

385 Seiten

2010
De Gruyter (Verlag)
9783110319262 (ISBN)

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The idea that there is such a thing as a human right to health has become pervasive. It has not only been acknowledged by a variety of international law documents and thus entered the political realm but is also defended in academic circles. Yet, despite its prominence the human right to health remains something of a mystery - especially with respect to its philosophical underpinnings. Addressing this unfortunate and intellectually dangerous insufficiency, this book critically assesses the stipulation that health is a human right which - as international law holds - derives from the inherent dignity of the human person. Scrutinising the concepts underlying this stipulation (health, rights, dignity), it shall conclude that such right cannot be upheld from a philosophical perspective.

Christian Erk studied political theory (MSc) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (United Kingdom) as well as management, economics and international relations (BA) at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) and the Copenhagen Business School (Denmark). He has furthermore received the degree of a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from the University of Zurich (Switzerland). His research interests include health, justice, rights/duties, public health ethics/bioethics, health policy as well as determinants of health.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.12.2010
Verlagsort	Berlin/Boston
Sprache	englisch
Maße	120 x 194 mm
Gewicht	625 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
Schlagworte	Ethik • Menschenrechte • Menschenrechte (MenschR) • Moralphilosophie • Philosophie • Rechtsphilosophie
ISBN-13	9783110319262 / 9783110319262
Zustand	Neuware