TY  - BOOK
AU  - Erk, Christian
AB  - The 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.
DO  - 10.26530/oapen_626362
ID  - OAPEN ID: 626362
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 1028754302
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - History of Philosophy
KW  - Deontological ethics
KW  - Dignity
KW  - Human
KW  - Human rights
KW  - Moral rights
KW  - Ontology
KW  - Thomas Aquinas
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/a1e07adf-e7e4-47c0-8281-26836d3cb56f/626362.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31658
PB  - De Gruyter
PP  - Berlin/Boston
PY  - 2010-12-09
SN  - 9783110319712
TI  - Health, Rights and Dignity : Philosophical Reflections on an Alleged Human Right
ER  - 
