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1、HUMANDIGNITYINBIOETHICSANDLAWDignityisoftendenouncedashopelesslyamorphousorincurablytheological:asfeel-goodphilosophicalwindow-dressing,orasthenamegiventowhateverprinciplesgiveyoutheanswerthatyouthinkisright.Thisiswrong,saysCharlesFoster:dignityisnotonlya
2、nessentialprincipleinbioethicsandlaw;itisreallytheonlyprinciple.Inthisambitious,paradigm-shatteringbuthighlyreadablebook,hearguesthatdignityistheonlysustainableTheoryofEverythinginbioethics.Formostproblemsincontemporarybioethics,existingprinciplessuchasau
3、ton-omy,beneficence,non-maleficence,justiceandprofessionalprobitycandoarea-sonablyworkmanlikejobiftheyareallallowedtocontributeappropriately.Butthesearesecondorderprinciples,eachofwhichtracesitsoriginsbacktodignity.Andwhenonegetstothefrontiersofbioethics(
4、suchashumanenhancement),dignityistheonlyconceivablelanguagewithwhichtodescribeandanalysethestrangeconceptualcreaturesfoundthere.Drawingonclinical,anthropological,philosophicalandlegalinsights,Fosterprovidesanewlexiconandgrammarofthatlanguagewhichisessenti
5、alreadingforanyonewantingtotravelintheoutlandishterritoriesofbioethics,andstronglyrecommendedforanyonewantingtotravelcomfortablyanywhereinbioethicsormedicallaw.Ineverhadanyrespectfortheconceptofhumandignity.Ithoughtitwasamotherhoodconcept,emptyofrealpract
6、icalimport.ButFosterconvertedme.Foster,uniquely,goestherightwayround,identifyingrealhumanproblemsandtryingtosolvethem,ratherthanstartingwithphilosophicalproblemsandtheo-riesandcreatingaconceptofdignitythatfitsthem.Thisisabookforpeopleandprogress.Itsthebes
7、tbookondignityIknow.JulianSavulescu,UehiroChairofPracticalEthics,UniversityofOxfordThisbookistheperfectantidotetotheunseemlypolemicsthathavedominatedrecentdebatesabouttheconceptofdignityinbioethics.Fostertakesthenotionofdignityseriouslyandarguesthatitisin
8、dispensibletodeliberationsaboutpressingissuesinbioethicssuchasinformedconsent,abortion,euthanasia,clon-ing,enhancement,andtheuseofbodyparts.Hearguesthattheconceptismorefundamentalthanourconceptsofautonomy,rights,and
