Coping with Choices to Die

C. G. Prado (Queen's University, Ontario)

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Cambridge University Press
09 August 2012

Ethics & moral philosophy; Ethical issues: euthanasia & right to die

This book examines the reactions of the friends and family of those who elect to die due to terminal illness. These surviving spouses, partners, relatives and friends, in addition to coping with the death of a loved one, must also deal with the loved one's decision to die, thus severing the relationship. C. G. Prado examines how reactions to elective death are influenced by cultural influences and beliefs, particularly those related to life, death and the possibility of an afterlife. Understanding the role of these cultural influences on the grieving processes of survivors is a crucial step in allowing them to accept both intellectually and emotionally the finality of elective death and to deal with the decision of their loved one.

By: C. G. Prado (Queen's University Ontario)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 410g
ISBN: 9780521114769
ISBN 10: 0521114764
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 09 August 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

C. G. Prado is professor emeritus of philosophy at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. His most recent publications are Starting with Descartes (2009), Foucault's Legacy (2009), Choosing to Die: Elective Death and Multiculturalism (2008) and Searle and Foucault on Truth (2006).

Reviews for Coping with Choices to Die

...C. G. Prado offers a philosophical treatise of the reactions of loved ones (referred to as survivors ) of persons who elect to die due to terminal illness (referred to as electors )... He explores how the surviving family and friends deal with the ill person's decision to die, particularly with regard to the severed relationships that result. The attention to survivors in this book is unique, and justified, according to Prado, because the survivor role is distinctive... the book provides a helpful complement to the literature on decision making by the terminally ill, assisted suicide and euthanasia, and the grief process for survivors... This book has the potential to be an essential reference for clinical ethicists, patients, and their families and friends... --Felicia Cohn, University of California, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews