03762 am 22006373u 450 991016874930332120210423021406.03-11-031971-310.1515/9783110319712(CKB)2550000001096853(EBL)1209363(OCoLC)851971932(SSID)ssj0000801352(PQKBManifestationID)11957544(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000801352(PQKBWorkID)10793338(PQKB)11297683(MiAaPQ)EBC1209363(DE-B1597)210525(OCoLC)979583336(DE-B1597)9783110319712(Au-PeEL)EBL1209363(CaPaEBR)ebr10728885(CaONFJC)MIL503387(OCoLC)1028754302(ScCtBLL)334b97c6-b91e-44a0-b50d-a64106b203ee(EXLCZ)99255000000109685320130709d2011 uy 0engur|nu---|u||utxtccrHealth, rights and dignity[electronic resource] philosophical reflections on an alleged human right /Christian ErkFrankfurt ;New Brunswick Ontos Verlag20111 online resource (401 p.)Description based upon print version of record.3-11-031926-8 1-299-72136-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Abstract --Acknowledgements --Brief Contents --Detailed Contents --I The Human Right To Health: A Pervasive But Opaque Idea --1 Human Rights: A Practice With Little Theory --2 The Human Right To Health --3 Purpose And Structure Of This Thesis --II Unveiling The Enigma Of Health --1 Preconditions Of Health: Life And Death --2 A Comprehensive Theory Of Health --III Justice, Dignity, Rights And Duties: The Philosophy Of Human Rights --1 Justice, Rights And Duties --2 Analytical Fundamentals: The Concepts Of 'Right' And 'Duty' --3 The Morality Of Rights And Duties --4 The Dignity Of Human Beings --5 From The Dignity Of Human Beings To Human Rights --IV Health: A Human Right? --1 A Summary Of What Has Been Established So Far --2 Health And Ontological Dignity: Is Health A Human Right? --3 A Marginal Note: Is There No Right To Health, At All? --4 Epilegomena: Concluding Remarks And Implications --Indices --List of Abbreviations --List of Tables, Figures and Illustrations --ReferencesThe 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.Right to healthHealth services accessibilityElectronic books.Right to health.Health services accessibility.179.7Erk Christian869353MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910168749303321Health, rights and dignity1940952UNINA