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KMID : 1172020110120020021
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Journal of Korean Bioethics Association
2011 Volume.12 No. 2 p.21 ~ p.41
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A Critical Study of Peter Singer’s Copernican Revolution on Bio-ethics
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Jeong Chang-Rok
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Abstract
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The purpose of this paper lies in looking through the conformity of ethical revolution suggested by Peter Singer and finding out if proper alternatives are suggested for contemporary ethical dilemma. He would give up the traditional morality and intend to achieve a Copernican Revolution on the ethics. Singer is going to challenge that all human being life is holy through Copernicus revolution on the ethics. This paper intend Singer’s clams that a human being and an animal is qualitatively different at a point of view of a soul and the reason. I examine that his claim is conformal and show the alternative plan appropriate for modern ethical dilemma. In addition, I thinks all human being life that an existing point of view to be holy can be maintained. The life of all human beings is what is holier than animal life by the phase that I made the peculiarity that a human being occupies in ecosystem not an existing theological viewpoint. This article will examine what is human being on Singer’s ethics. Singer solves a problem of the medical ethics with his peculiarity position on what is human being. He thinks that the concept to be called a human being must define it in a meaning called person again. The standard that is decisive for God for human life here is rational person with the self-consciousness immediately. Singer insists that Joseph Fletcher’s list of personality is enough to be indicater of person. However I consider it whether I should be able to accept self-consciousness, oneself control, a future feel ing, the past feeling, another ability, interest in another person.
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KEYWORD
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Peter singer, The principle of equal consideration of interests, animal liberation, Copernican Revolution, Bio-ethics
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