For Jahr, the Bioethics Imperative guides the systematic study of human conduct in the area of the life sciences and the personal, pro- fessional and public moral commitment and conduct towards all forms of life, in as far as this conduct is examined in the light of moral values and principles [6; 7].
In 1927, Fritz Jahr, a Protestant pastor, philosopher, and educator in Halle an der Saale, published an article entitled "Bio-Ethics: A Review of the Ethical Relationships of Humans to Animals and Plants" and proposed a "Bioethical Imperative," extending Kant's moral imperative to all forms of life.
In 1927, Fritz Jahr, a Protestant pastor, philosopher, and educator in Halle an der Saale, published an article entitled "Bio-Ethics: A Review of the Ethical Relationships of Humans to Animals and Plants" and proposed a "Bioethical Imperative," extending Kant's moral imperative to all forms of life.
In 1927, Fritz Jahr, a Protestant pastor, philosopher, and educator in Halle an der Saale, published an article entitled "Bio-Ethics: A Review of the Ethical Relationships of Humans to Animals and Plants" and proposed a "Bioethical Imperative," extending Kant's moral imperative to all forms of life.
In a small number of articles between 1927 and 1934, Jahr presents his new innovation, i.e. the term and the concept of Bioethics as (1) a foundation of a new and necessary academic discipline, (2) a basic moral attitude, conviction and conduct, (3) a Golden Rule in recognizing and respecting all forms of life and
Jahr argues, that animal protection has a positive effect on ethical behavior toward humans, popular education, and public education and that even those who do not accept bioethical reasoning should accept animal protection as part of a culture of civilized and moral behavior among humans: "The close connection between
Reviewing new physiological knowledge of his times and moral challenges associated with the development of secular and pluralistic societies, Jahr redefines
