FRITZ JAHR AND GLOBAL BIOETHICS ANALYSES AND REFLECTIONS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ISLAMIC TRADITION

Resumen

Fritz Jahr’s maxim “Respect any living being inherently as an end-in-itself and, if
possible, treat it as such”, first published in an essay in 1927 where he also
introduced the term “bio-ethics”, is reflectively analyzed from the perspective of the
Islamic tradition. The Islamic conception of human, animal, and plant is presented
and central norms applied to the treatment of animals and plants are discussed in
their practical implications. Eventually, the applicability of Jahr’s normative notion
of ‘end-in-itself’ can be applied to the treatment of animals and plants in the context
of Islamic bioethics. This discussion aims at answering the question if a global
bioethics can be developed.