Conference paper
NECROPHILIA AND BIOPHILIA. CONFRONTING THE ETHICS BY PETER SINGER
Ivan Koprek
; Faculty of Philosophy of S. I. Zagreb
Abstract
The history shows that horrible things have happened just at the end of this millenium. There have never been so many people killed as it has been the case in this century. The necrophilic balance of the 20th century civilization reveals a derision of moral and ethics. The moral crisis (on which there are many discussions today) does not reflect itself only in an immoral living. In the history it has been always more or less possible to discern trangressions of moral norms and compassion caused by these transgressions. The very fact of cynical referring to moral indicates a moral crisis. With good reason some acts are criticized as “beneath one's dignity”, there are demands for a “dignified death”. There are many pro–life initiatives, but it is also very sad that we are witnessing in many areas of life that man's dignity is being “trodden”, and human life – actually life in general – slighted and scorned. The author first confronts the ethics by the Australian philosopher and bioethician Peter Singer, and then points out at its inconsistency, i.e. necrophilia.
Keywords
abortion; consequencialism; euthanasia; human dignity; preferential utalitarianism; utilitarianism
Hrčak ID:
141718
URI
Publication date:
15.1.2000.
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