Titlebook: Is Death Ever Preferable to Life?; Ian N. Olver Book 2002 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2002 argue.autonomy.care.ethics.euthan

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The Definition of Death,ate the philosophical concept of death from its social and moral consequences and the criteria used to diagnose it. The debate over the definition of death centres upon the difference between a traditional definition based on the cessation of heart and lung function and a more current concept of who

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Slippery Slopes and Life and Death,ed in colloquial usage as “the thin end of the wedge” or “the foot in the door” or “ the camel’s nose under the tent”, a slippery slope argument sounds a warning that if a first step is taken, albeit innocent, a series of events will follow which will cause an inevitable slide to a disastrous outcom

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Limited Resources Limiting Life?,re may be constraints on that preference being satisfied. Limited resources and the need to ration resources are such a constraint on being able to choose life, or satisfy a preference for life. When discussing killing and letting die, I made the point that these terms only applied if there was the

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The Definition of Death,le brain, or even just upper brain death. This has developed following technological progress in resuscitation that has enabled restarting of a heart that has stopped beating and prolonged support of lung function by mechanical ventilation.

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1567-8008 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 arg

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