Is Death Ever Preferable to Life?
This is an original contribution to the much debated area of the value that we should place on human life. With the euthanasia issue highlighted in the public arena this book argues for a non-absolutist highest value on life ethic and how that fits with society's current emphasis on individual...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2002, 2002
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2002 |
| Series: | International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1: In the Beginning
- 2: The Definition of Death
- 3: Death Relative to Life
- 4: Autonomy and Life or Death Decisions
- 5: Slippery Slopes and Life and Death
- 6: Limited Resources Limiting Life?
- 7: Future Ethics
- Endnotes