Freedom and responsibility in bioethics –
the perspective of Viktor E. Frankl’s existential analysis Cover Image

Wolność i odpowiedzialność w bioetyce – perspektywa analizy egzystencjalnej Viktora E. Frankla
Freedom and responsibility in bioethics – the perspective of Viktor E. Frankl’s existential analysis

Author(s): Justyna Gajos
Subject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Warszawska Prowincja Redemptorystów
Keywords: bioethics; existential analysis; logotherapy; Viktor Frankl; freedom; responsibility; conscience; meaning in life; limit situations; bioethical dilemma;

Summary/Abstract: Today, the dynamic development of biomedical sciences generates more and more ethical questions about the limits of medical intervention in human life. Also, the progress that has been made in such fields as genetics or biotechnology requires in-depth bioethical reflection. The article attempts to answer the question of how the existential analysis and the concept of freedom and responsibility proposed by Viktor E. Frankl – an Austrian psychiatrist, professor of neurology and doctor of philosophy – can enrich bioethical reflection and contribute to a better understanding of the situation of a man facing bioethical dilemma.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 65-80
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish