Bioethics and dignity in the capability approach
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2025.03.12
- VernacularTitle:能力进路中的生命伦理学与尊严
- Author:
Jiangjin CHEN
1
;
Xin ZHOU
2
Author Information
1. School of Philosophy， Wuhan University， Wuhan 430072， China
2. Transplant Center， Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University， Wuhan 430071， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
dignity;
bioethics;
conservatism;
capability approach
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2025;38(3):352-356
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Dignity is a core concept in bioethics. With the development of emerging life science technologies， maintaining human dignity has become the main reason for restricting the use and development of these new technologies. In bioethics， this dignity-based conservatism manifests in two forms， namely religious conservatism and secular conservatism. However， they face some difficulties respectively. Compared with conservatism， the concept of dignity advocated by the capability approach can not only avoid these difficulties but also provide a reasonable justification for people’s rational utilization and development of emerging biotechnologies.
