Technicians of Human Dignity

Technicians of Human Dignity traces the extraordinary rise of human dignity as a defining concern of religious, political, and bioethical institutions over the last half century and offers original insight into how human dignity has become threatened by its own success. The global expansion of digni...

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Main Author: Bennett, Gaymon (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Fordham University Press 2016
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