Human dignity: The perspective of a gynaecological oncologist

Abstract

When I was first asked to give a 20-minute talk to a colloquium at the University of Tasmania on the topic of Human Dignity, I was initially somewhat ambivalent! On the one hand, I felt certain it would be a very interesting meeting, but on the other hand, I wondered what I would have to contribute, being much more pragmatic than philosophical. I was told there would be a wide range of disciplines represented, and that it was my professional experience, rather than any background in philosophy, that I was expected to bring to the meeting. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.