The challenge of bioethics

Authors

  • José Luis del Barco Author Universidad de Málaga

Abstract

Anthropology is considered as a leading knowledge field. This means that we need to know what man is in order to understand what he does -operari sequitur ese- and be aware of the respect that his inviolable dignity deserves and of his excellence as a human being. That´s the reason why Bioethics demands a definition of how man's life is - what does the person mean? What are value and dignity? - in order to rigorously establish his moral constitution. In the light of these ideas, the insufficiency of the definitions proposed by contemporary well-Know Bioethical professionals is examined and a new definition is proposed -do justice to life- based on the idea of man as a personal and dignified being.

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Author Biography

José Luis del Barco, Universidad de Málaga

Miembro fundador de la Sociedad Andaluza de Bioética, miembor de la Sociedad Española de Bioética, miembro del Consejo científico de la revista Bioética y Ciencias de la Salud, editor, colaborador y director adjunto del número de anuario Fiosófico sobre Cuestiones de Bioética, Profesor de Bioética Fundamental de Master de Bioética que imparte la facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Murcia

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How to Cite

del Barco, J. L. (2009). The challenge of bioethics. Persona Y Bioética, (1), 3–13. Retrieved from https://personaybioetica.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/personaybioetica/article/view/577

Issue

No. 1 (1997)

Section

Reflection Article

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