Ian Dowbiggen: Concise History of Euthanasia

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Beschreibung

This deeply informed history traces the controversial record of "mercy-killing," a source of heated debate among doctors and laypeople alike. Dowbiggin examines evolving opinions about what constitutes a good death, taking into account the societal and religious values placed on sin, suffering, resignation, judgment, penance, and redemption. He also examines the bitter struggle between those who stress a right to compassionate and effective end-of-life care and those who define human life in terms of either biological criteria, utilitarian standards, a faith in science, humane medical treatment, the principle of personal autonomy, or individual human rights. Considering both the influence of technological and behavioral changes in the practice of medicine and the public's surprising lack of awareness of death's many clinical and biological dimensions, this book raises profound personal and collective questions on the future of euthanasia.

Über den Autor

Ian Dowbiggin is professor of history at the University of Prince Edward Island in Canada.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Obedient unto Death
Chapter 2: This Troublesome Shore
Chapter 3: Method of Escape
Chapter 4: A Higher Morality?
Chapter 5: In God We Trust
Chapter 6: Collision Course
Chapter 7: Cradle and Grave

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2009
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780742531116
ISBN-10:	0742531112
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Dowbiggen, Ian
Hersteller:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	Ian Dowbiggen
Erscheinungsdatum:	16.11.2009
Gewicht:	0,262 kg