Life's Worth
The Case Against Assisted Suicide
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- Paperback
124 pages
- Release Date
19 November 2002
Summary
Meticulously takes apart the arguments in favour of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. In this robust defence of the age-old tradition of law favouring life, Harvard ethicist Arthur J. Dyck shows there are solid moral and practical bases for the existing laws against assisted suicide. Throughout the book, Dyck staunchly maintains that assisted suicide is unacceptable in any and all circumstances: an argument that will certainly fan the flames of this already heated debate.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780802845948 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0802845940 |
| Author: | Arthur J. Dyck |
| Publisher: | William B Eerdmans Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | William B Eerdmans Publishing Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 124 |
| Release Date: | 19 November 2002 |
| Weight: | 185g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 6mm |
| Series: | Critical Issues in Bioethics |
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Mary Shivanandan “Meticulously taking apart the arguments in favor of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, Arthur Dyck shows how, ultimately, they undermine the very basis of human community. He brilliantly defends the 700-year-old Anglo-American tradition of law favoring life, which depends equally on the rights tradition of Hobbes and Locke and the Christian belief in humanity made in God’s image. Enriched with anecdotes and sociological research, this concise, clearly written book is invaluable for experts and general readers alike.”
About The Author
Arthur J. Dyck
Arthur J. Dyck is Professor of Population Ethics at Harvard School of Public Health, and co-director of the Kennedy Interfaculty Program in Medical Ethics, Harvard University.
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