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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
2003
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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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