The Ethics of Assisted Dying: A Case for a Recovery of Prudence Among the Virtues

The starting point for discussion in this paper is a case study, namely that of the controversy surrounding the case of withdrawing feeding from Eluana Englaro who had been in a permanent vegetative state (PVS) for seventeen years. I press the case for a recovery of classical prudence or practical w...

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Autor principal: Deane-Drummond, Celia (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
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Publicado: 2011
En: Studies in Christian ethics
Año: 2011, Volumen: 24, Número: 4, Páginas: 449-461
Otras palabras clave:B Prudence
B Virtue
B Thomas Aquinas
B Medical Ethics
B permanent vegetative state
B assisted dying
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