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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.
In this book, Christian Erk examines the ethical (im)permissibility
of killing human beings in general and of selected killings in
particular, namely suicide, lethal selfdefence, abortion and
euthanasia, as well as organ transplantation and assisted suicide.
He does so by addressing a range of important ethical questions:
What does it mean to act? Of what elements is an action comprised?
What is the difference between a good or evil action and a
permissible or impermissible action? How can we determine whether
an action is good or evil? Is there a moral duty not to kill? Is
this duty held by and against all human beings or only persons?
What and who is a person? What is human dignity and who has it?
What is it that is actually taken when somebody is killed, i.e.
what is life? And closely related to that: What and when is death?
By integrating the answers to these questions into an argumentative
architecture, the book offers a comprehensive exploration of one of
the most fundamental questions of mankind: Under which conditions,
if any, is killing human beings ethically permissible?
This book is a systematic introduction to moral philosophy (or as
it is also called: ethics) that aims at raising its readers'
ethical literacy and competence. Starting from the nature and end
of this science it examines the fundamental questions and concepts
of ethics. The core chapters familiarise the reader with the
elements of a human act, outline how these elements influence the
ethical quality of such act and shed light on the standard of
morality, i.e. the good. The book furthermore clarifies the
concepts of duty, right as well as responsibility and explicates
the moral duties and rights of the human person. In doing so it
also elucidates the notions of human dignity and the common good.
Last but not least, the book contains a range of practical tools
that help the reader put ethical theory into practice. The
comprehensive appendix contains chapters on the virtues,
propositional logic and arguments.
Unternehmens-OEkosysteme ("Business Ecosystems") entfalten derzeit
ihre transformative Wirkung auf viele etablierte Bereiche der
Wirtschaft. Angesichts dieser Entwicklung besitzt das Verstandnis
dafur, wie sich solche Wertschoepfungsnetzwerke aufbauen und
orchestrieren lassen, nicht nur in theoretischer, sondern vor allem
auch in praktischer Hinsicht eine grosse Bedeutung. Denn
Unternehmens-OEkosysteme stellen ein Instrument dar, um spezifische
und komplexe Kundenbedurfnisse auf kooperative Weise in in
uberlegener, nutzenstiftender Form zu befriedigen. Dieses Buch
bietet einen integrierenden Rahmen fur das Verstandnis des Konzepts
(plattformbasierter) Unternehmens-OEkosysteme. Es analysiert Wesen
und Zweck von OEkosystemen, legt dar, wann der Aufbau von
OEkosystemen eine sinnvolle Strategie darstellt und beschreibt im
Sinne praktischer Handlungsanregungen die Grundlagen, wie sich
OEkosysteme erfolgreich gestalten und nachhaltig entwickeln lassen.
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