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Research On The Ethical Basis Of Human Dignity Of Life

Posted on:2018-03-01Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X BaiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2335330515471343Subject:Ethics
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In the era of rapid development of science and technology,abortion,euthanasia,death penalty organ transplant and so on life ethics problems.In the face of the above do not attach importance to life,the human dignity of life.The problems reflected in these realistic problems are: the weakness of the basic research of dignity.The argument of this paper first puts forward the impact of the dignity of life in modern times.Singer's redefinition of "human",the boundary between human and animal,the collision between traditional dignity and modern dignity.There is much to be learned about the basis of dignity,for example,the dignity of the foundation is considered to be the right,or is equivalent to the "Prohibition of the tool",which is the loss of dignity and dignity of life based on the abuse".Kant is a thinker who has paid close attention to the problem of human dignity in the history of Chinese and foreign thought,and has made outstanding achievements.Therefore,this article is based on the theory of dignity of Kant.An exploration of the dignity foundation based on Kant's formula of human nature and self discipline.To analyze the human nature,to find the relationship between dignity and human nature,and to clarify that people are not only the means but not the same and the prohibition of tools.The reason why man is the aim is the personality of human nature,so people deserve dignity.Self discipline can become the basis of dignity,the reason is that human beings have a purely practical ability to reason,people obey the law,it is the people themselves,that is the purpose of the people.Therefore,the basis of dignity is self-discipline.Kant's dignity theory has its important contemporary value.First of all,Kant's theory of dignity is itself a kind of moral dignity.Although people have the dignity of rights,a moral person,is the dignity of the rights of the owner,but also a responsible person,when the identity of a responsible person to look around to do all the problems.Then the face of human and non-human creatures,or is the human dignity of life when there is a conflict with the identity of responsibility,rights to shift from responsibility is a concept of change based on the metaphysical argument.Then the establishment of the action mechanism of the responsible person will bring about a deeper solution to the problem of the dignity of life.
Keywords/Search Tags:Dignity, Kant, Self-discipline, Autonomy, Reason
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