Value, utility and autonomy : a moral-critical analysis of utilitarian positions on the value of prenatal life

Value, utility and autonomy : a moral-critical analysis of utilitarian positions on the value of prenatal life

Thesis (PhD)--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Problem statement For utilitarians, human beings have intrinsic moral significance based on only two acquired characteristics: sentience, or the ability to suffer, and psychological personhood. Sentience is the entrance-requir...

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Main Author: De Roubaix, J. A. M. (John Addey Malcolm)
Other Authors: Van Niekerk, A. A.
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2012
Subjects:
Utilitarianism
Senses and sensation
Speciesism
Self
Fetus > Moral and ethical aspects
Right to life
Abortion > Moral and ethical aspects
Frozen human embryos > Moral and ethical aspects
Stem cells > Research > Moral and ethical aspects
Dissertations > Philosophy
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50542

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