On Helping People to Die: A Pragmatic Account
Here is the doubt that triggers my inquiry: I have two beliefs that are apparently at odds. The first is that we should never kill; the second, that we should always attempt to alleviate pain. The apparent conflict between these beliefs arises from the fact that death may constitute the ultimate pai...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2000
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Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2000, Volume: 9, Issue: 4, Pages: 532-541 |
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Summary: | Here is the doubt that triggers my inquiry: I have two beliefs that are apparently at odds. The first is that we should never kill; the second, that we should always attempt to alleviate pain. The apparent conflict between these beliefs arises from the fact that death may constitute the ultimate pain relief. |
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ISSN: | 1469-2147 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0963180100904122 |