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UNINA9910777062303321 |
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Autore |
Prado C. G. |
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Titolo |
Choosing to die : elective death and multiculturalism / / C.G. Prado [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 |
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1-107-18177-1 |
1-281-25471-1 |
9786611254711 |
1-139-16740-5 |
0-511-38710-5 |
0-511-38607-9 |
0-511-38424-6 |
0-511-38243-X |
0-511-38809-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 211 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Right to die |
Patient refusal of treatment |
Death - Moral and ethical aspects |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Feb 2016). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 205)-207) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Setting the stage -- Criteria for rational suicide -- Clarifying and revising the criteria -- Application issues -- What standards? -- Relativism and cross-cultural assessment -- The role of religion -- Assessment latitude -- The realities of cross-cultural assessment. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this book, C. G. Prado addresses the difficult question of when and whether it is rational to end one's life in order to escape devastating terminal illness. He specifically considers this question in light of the impact of multiculturalism on perceptions and judgements about what is right and wrong, permissible and impermissible. Prado introduces the idea of a 'coincidental culture' to clarify the variety of values and commitments that influence decision. He also introduces the idea of a 'proxy premise' to deal with reasoning issues that are raised by |
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