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The Death Debate - Ethical Issues In Suicide

The Death Debate - Ethical Issues In Suicide

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by Margaret Pabst Battin  
Language: English
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The Death Debate focuses on the central philosophical question: What role may the individual play in his or her own death? Battin considers the arguments for and against suicide throughout history while offering a culturally diverse perspective. She takes both a short-range and a long-range view of the issues, including a chapter-length treatment of physician-assisted suicide.



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Death Debate

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The Death Debate focuses on the central philosophical question: What role may the individual play in his or her own death? Battin considers the arguments for and against suicide throughout history while offering a culturally diverse perspective. She takes both a short-range and a long-range view of the issues, including a chapter-length treatment of physician-assisted suicide.

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A broad exploration of historical and contemporary arguments concerning suicide, probing the underlying ethical, religious, and philosophical issues surrounding suicide and relating them to the current debate over euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Death Debate

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Table of Contents

  • ForewordIntroduction Suicide - The Current View1Pt. 1Fundamental Ethical Issues in SuicideCh. 1Religious Views of Suicide22Ch. 2The Social Arguments Concerning Suicide65Ch. 3Suicide and the Value of Life99Pt. 2Practical Moral Issues in SuicideCh. 4The Concept of Rational Suicide114Ch. 5Paternalism and Suicide: The Role of Others137Ch. 6Suicide and Rights159Ch. 7Physician-Assisted Suicide175Conclusion Suicide and Moral Rules204Notes209Index235


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    The Death Debate focuses on the central philosophical question: What role may the individual play in his or her own death? Battin considers the arguments for and against suicide throughout history while offering a culturally diverse perspective. She takes both a short-range and a long-range view of the issues, including a chapter-length treatment of physician-assisted suicide.




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    Death Debate

    • Table of Contents

    Table of Contents

  • ForewordIntroduction Suicide - The Current View1Pt. 1Fundamental Ethical Issues in SuicideCh. 1Religious Views of Suicide22Ch. 2The Social Arguments Concerning Suicide65Ch. 3Suicide and the Value of Life99Pt. 2Practical Moral Issues in SuicideCh. 4The Concept of Rational Suicide114Ch. 5Paternalism and Suicide: The Role of Others137Ch. 6Suicide and Rights159Ch. 7Physician-Assisted Suicide175Conclusion Suicide and Moral Rules204Notes209Index235
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    Details Of Book : The Death Debate - Ethical Issues In Suicide

    Book: The Death Debate - Ethical Issues In Suicide
    Author: Margaret Pabst Battin 
    ISBN: 0135243076
    ISBN-13: 9780135243077
    Binding: Paperback
    Publishing Date: 1995-11-30
    Publisher: Prentice Hall
    Number of Pages: 242
    Language: English
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