Suicide and Euthanasia
Historical and Contemporary Themes
Published on 5. December 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
VI, 288 pages
978-90-481-4039-8 (ISBN)
Description
Greek Philosophers on Euthanasia and Suicide.- A Historical Introduction to Jewish Casuistry on Suicide and Euthanasia.- Suicide and Early Christian Values.- The Ethics of Suicide in the Renaissance and Reformation.- Suicide in the Age of Reason.- Sanctity of Life and Suicide: Tensions and Developments within Common Morality.- Death by Free Choice: Modern Variations on an Antique Theme.
Reviews / Votes
` All in all, this is a volume that is indispensable for any academic library worthy of the name. ...To attempt to reflect upon these issues without the historical background and argumentation found in this brief volume would be to put oneself at a great disadvantage. On that basis I recommend it wholeheartedly. 'Ethics , January 1992
` The volume ... is of great value in addressing the historical issues, and one can earnestly hope that it will be widely used to enhance the sophistication and historical sensitivity of contemporary discussions of the ethics of suicide and euthanasia. '
ESPMH-Newsletter, 9, 1990
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Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
VI, 288 p.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
438 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-481-4039-8 (9789048140398)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-015-7838-7
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08/1989
Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Content
Greek Philosophers on Euthanasia and Suicide.- A Historical Introduction to Jewish Casuistry on Suicide and Euthanasia.- Suicide and Early Christian Values.- The Ethics of Suicide in the Renaissance and Reformation.- Suicide in the Age of Reason.- Sanctity of Life and Suicide: Tensions and Developments within Common Morality.- Death by Free Choice: Modern Variations on an Antique Theme.