Fritz Jahr’s Bioethical Imperative: Its Origin, Point, and Influence
In this article I attempt to interpret the particular sense in which Fritz Jahr employs his Bioethical Imperative. I explain not only the particular way in which it is related to Van Rensselaer Potter’s notion of Bioethics but also the sense in which it has been influenced by Kant’s Categorical...
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University of Rijeka, School of Medicine
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| description | In this article I attempt to interpret the particular sense in which Fritz Jahr employs his Bioethical Imperative. I explain not only the particular way in which it is related to Van Rensselaer Potter’s notion of Bioethics but also the sense in which it has been influenced by Kant’s Categorical Imperative. As it turns out, Jahr’s Bioethical Imperative not only is not a reversal or a criticism of Kant’s Categorical Imperative but, on the contrary, is an extension of it, something which brings out the deep similarities which underlie the views of the two thinkers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6b925fd7d53d44d5b02f31c6564beacf2022-12-21T21:11:23ZengUniversity of Rijeka, School of MedicineEuropean Journal of Bioethics1847-63761848-78742017-03-0172Fritz Jahr’s Bioethical Imperative: Its Origin, Point, and InfluenceEleni M. Kalokairinou0Aristotle University of ThessalonikiIn this article I attempt to interpret the particular sense in which Fritz Jahr employs his Bioethical Imperative. I explain not only the particular way in which it is related to Van Rensselaer Potter’s notion of Bioethics but also the sense in which it has been influenced by Kant’s Categorical Imperative. As it turns out, Jahr’s Bioethical Imperative not only is not a reversal or a criticism of Kant’s Categorical Imperative but, on the contrary, is an extension of it, something which brings out the deep similarities which underlie the views of the two thinkers.https://jahr-bioethics-journal.com/index.php/JAHR/article/view/340bioethicsrightsCategorical ImperativeBioethical Imperativestruggle for survival |
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| title | Fritz Jahr’s Bioethical Imperative: Its Origin, Point, and Influence |
| title_full | Fritz Jahr’s Bioethical Imperative: Its Origin, Point, and Influence |
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| title_short | Fritz Jahr’s Bioethical Imperative: Its Origin, Point, and Influence |
| title_sort | fritz jahra€™s bioethical imperative its origin point and influence |
| topic | bioethics rights Categorical Imperative Bioethical Imperative struggle for survival |
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