Human Dignity and Bioethics

548 | Index
human 304, 306, 326
of the “high” and the “low” 305,
313, 321, 325, 383
of trees 134, 196, 198, 347, 353,
359
Stoic account of 7–8, 10, 14, 33,
352–357, 362, 367, 471
through asserting rights 318
through capabilities or capacities
257, 320, 362–365
through having a rational
nature 425–429
through natural kind membership
476–478, 482–484
through species membership 319,
412
transhumanist 157–167
“Un-Dignity” 188, 194, 201, 202
disabilities 9, 363, 364, 366, 470,
480, 488–490 See also right(s):
disability
mental retardation 5, 363, 364,
385, 411, 481
Douglass, Frederick 289, 292
Dresser, Rebecca 516
drugs and alcohol 188, 371–372,
381
duties See right(s): vs. duties
Dworkin, Andrea 340–341
E
egalitarianism 6, 356 See also dignity:
as egalitarian; See also equality;
See also right(s): equal
embodiment See humans: as embodied;
See humans: as embodied
souls; See soul: embodied rational
embryos 9, 11, 16, 40, 81, 98, 108,
124, 289, 298, 304, 305, 313,
345, 382, 384–386, 411, 430,
470, 490–493
and Kant 345–347
enhancement 3, 5, 124, 155–172,
217, 272, 298, 300, 301, 303,
304, 305, 344, 345, 505, 514
aesthetic 340
and dignity 180–204
Cat Man 164, 169, 208
defined 179
emotion modification 187–191
in sports 7, 272, 372
mood control 11, 16, 240–241
performance 299, 313
Epictetus 7
equality 255, 298, 363 See also dignity:
as egalitarian; See also egalitarianism;
See also right(s): equal
eros 238, 250, 272, 329
eugenics 301, 302
euthanasia See death
excellence 6, 7, 14, 15, 134, 207,
253, 255, 256, 259, 260, 261,
263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 271,
284, 285, 286, 299, 300, 303,
305, 309, 310, 311, 315, 320,
321, 326, 472
Existenz 144 See also humans: as
existentially unique
F
The Federalist Papers 168
Fletcher, Joseph 26
flourishing 102, 106, 113, 118, 140,
165, 261, 280, 281, 291, 299,
302, 304, 305, 306, 329, 356,
358, 359, 361, 365, 473, 476,
485, 486, 498, 514
Frankfurt, Harry 432
Franklin, Benjamin 102
freedom 12, 259, 297, 307, 311,
312, 313, 320, 324, 325,
513 See also nature: and freedom
from natural necessity 247
from political determination 247
of expression 377
of will 63, 74, 86, 92, 115, 300,
424–425, 476
posthuman or transhuman 251