Human Remains, Rights and Treatment of
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22371200 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Harries (0000-0001-7359-8419, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1521 |
| OpenAlex | W2601577413 |
| ISBN | 9781118924396 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
The question of how we should treat human remains speaks to a more fundamental question: What, if any, are the “rights” of human remains? In other words, do the mortal remains of the dead have any moral standing in and of themselves, or can we understand their significance, and thereby articulate and resolve the question of their treatment, only in reference to the interests of living people? When considering what is best to do with human remains, contemporary policies and protocols often seem to emphasize the concerns of living people, thereby taking a relativistic and relational approach to these ethical questions. This approach is, however, not without its difficulties and limitations, and an alternative possibility is to accord human remains some measure of moral standing as the substance of a once‐living person who, even in their absence, merits recognition
Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Human rights · Political science · Sociology · Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law
| Highly cited | No |
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