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Is death ever preferable to life? /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olver, Ian N.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht ; London : Kluwer Academic, [2010]
Series:International library of ethics, law, and the new medicine.
Subjects:
Medical ethics.
Death.
Terminal care > Moral and ethical aspects.
Death > Time of.
Euthanasia.
Life and death, Power over.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgement. 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. Index.