Term and concept of bioethics (Bio-Ethik) originally were developed by Fritz Jahr, a Protestant Pastor in Halle an der Saale in 1927, long before in the 1970ties bioethics in the modern sense was recreated in the US und since has spread globally. Jahr's bioethical imperative, influenced by Christian and humanist traditions from Assisi to Schopenhauer und by Buddhist philosophy holds its own position against Kant's anthropological imperative and against dogmatic Buddhist reasoning: 'Respect each living being as an end in itself and treat it, if possible, as such'. Jahr interprets the 5th Commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' offensively und liberally as 'common morality' which includes the obligation of caring for one's own health, public health und health education within the wider framework of a universal bioethical Sittengesetz. Pastor Fritz Jahr, who had no immediate influence during his times, built a strong first Protestant foundation for contemporary theological und ethical concepts in medical ethics, bioethics, and environmental ethics.

Enthalten in:
Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik; 2009/3 Kommentare, Studien, Berichte, Dokumentationen, Diskussionen, Rezensionen, Bibliographie (2009)

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Serie / Reihe: Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik

Personen: Sass, Hans-Martin

Schlagwörter: Ethik Ethikunterricht Bioethik Kant, Immanuel Anthropozentrismus Bioethischer Imperativ Jahr, Fritz