Suffering: Valuable or just useless pain?

It is a commonly held view, buttressed by utilitarian considerations, that pain and suffering are valueless and not to be borne. Moreover, it is this thought, that they are valueless, which is often deployed in arguing for euthanasia for the terminally ill or those with mental or physical disability...

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Main Author: Ozolins, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands 2003
In: Sophia
Year: 2003, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 53-77
Further subjects:B Physician Assisted Suicide
B Assisted Suicide
B Physical Pain
B Concentration Camp
B Worth Living
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