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The philosophy of death
- 作者: Luper, Steven.
- 出版: Cambridge, UK ;New York : Cambridge University Press
- 主題: Death , Death--Moral and ethical aspects
- ISBN: 9780521709125 (pbk.): US$29 、 9780521882491 (hbk.) 、 0521882494 (hbk.) 、 0521709121 (pbk.)
- 資料類型: 圖書
- 內容註: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-231) and index. Part I. Dying : Introduction -- Life : Life and living things ; Humanity, personhood, identity -- Death : Death clarified ; Criteria for death -- Challenges : The symmetry argument ; The timing puzzle ; Tranquility -- Mortal harm : Prudential value ; The harm theses -- The timing puzzle : The Epicurean challenge ; Solutions -- Part II. Killing : Killing : The harm account ; The subject value account ; The consent account ; The combined account -- Suicide and euthanasia : 'Suicide' and 'euthanasia' ; Rationally choosing to die ; Morally choosing to die ; Intervention, assistance, and euthanasia -- Abortion : Arguments against abortion ; Comparable lives thesis ; The comparable lives argument.
- 摘要註: This work is a discussion of the basic philosophical issues concerning death, and a critical introduction to the relevant contemporary philosophical literature.
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- 系統號: 005111875 | 機讀編目格式