Is Death Ever Preferable to Life?
Author:   Ian Olver
Publisher:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Volume:   14
ISBN:  

9789048161782


Pages:   168
Publication Date:   08 December 2010
Format:   Paperback
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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 autonomy. Not only are the arguments for and against placing a highest value on life explored but the way of arguing particularly the use of slippery slopes is discussed. By the use of everyday examples the impact of placing a high value on life is explored. A futuristic intensive care ward round illustrates the ethical and resource issues with which we would be challenged in adopting a highest value on life policy for medical decisions. This book will be useful for students of ethics, nursing and medicine as well as those engaged in the public debate on euthanasia.

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Author:   Ian Olver
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Volume:   14
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9789048161782


ISBN 10:   9048161789
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   08 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

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.

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