Personalism for public health ethics

被引：2

作者：

Petrini, Carlo ^{[1
]}

Gainotti, Sabina ^{[2
]}

Requena, Pablo ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Ist Super Sanita, Unita Bioet, I-00162 Rome, Italy

[2] Ist Super Sanita, Ctr Nazl Epidemiol Sorveglianza & Promoz Salute, I-00162 Rome, Italy

[3] Pontificia Univ Santa Croce, Rome, Italy

来源：

ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA | 2010年 / 46卷 / 02期

关键词：

personalism; public health ethics; principles;

D O I：

10.4415/ANN_10_02_15

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

In public health ethics, as in bioethics, utilitarian approaches usually prevail, followed by Kantian and communitarian foundations. If one considers the nature and core functions of public health, which are focused on a population perspective, utilitarianism seems still more applicable to public health ethics. Nevertheless, faulting additional protections towards the human person, utilitarianism doesn't offer appropriate solutions when conflicts among values do arise. Further criteria must be applied to protect the fundamental principles of respect for human life. Personalism offers similar advantages to utilitarianism but warrants more protection to the human person. We suggest a possible adaptation of personalism in the specific field of public health by means of four principles: absolute respect for life or principle of inviolability; subsidiarity and the "minimum" mandatory principle; solidarity; justice and non discrimination.

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页码：204 / 209

页数：6