The end of life : euthanasia and morality

Author(s)

• Rachels, James

Bibliographic Information

The end of life : euthanasia and morality

James Rachels

（Studies in bioethics）（Oxford paperbacks）

Oxford University Press, 1986

• : pbk.

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780192177469

Description

The author examines the ethics of euthanasia, and proposes a new moral code. ...an important and cogent contribution to the overall debate...'___ Church Times .

Volume

: pbk. ISBN 9780192860705

Description

In this provocative book, a professor of philosophy examines the arguments for and against euthanasia, analyzes specific case studies, including those of Baby Jane Doe and Barney Clark, and offers an alternate theory on the morality of euthanasia. Various traditional distinctions--between "human" and "non-human," intentional and nonintentional, killing and "letting die"--are taken into account to determine whether euthanasia is permissible or not. Rachels presents a systematic argument against the traditional view, defending an alternative position based on the belief that there is a profound difference between having a life and merely being alive.

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Details

• NCID: BA00445317
• ISBN:
  • 019217746X
  • 0192860704
• LCCN: 85015561
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: vii, 204 p.
• Size: 20-23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : R726
  • DC19 : 174/.24
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Euthanasia
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00445394
  • BA00075182