Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics

2016 Edition
| Editors: Henk ten Have

Life: Meaning of

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09483-0_267
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Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the main ways that the category of meaning in life, as a value distinct from well-being and morality, has been prominent in recent bioethical literature on topics of interest to a global audience.

Keywords

Aims of medicine Euthanasia Human nature Immortality Life extension Meaning in life Procreation Reproductive ethics Sacrifice Transhumanism 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.PhilosophyUniversity of JohannesburgAuckland ParkSouth Africa