Human Dignity and Assisted Death

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Sebastian Muders (Research Fellow, Research Fellow, Ethics Research Institute, University of Zurich)

Human Dignity and Assisted Death

Sebastian Muders (Research Fellow, Research Fellow, Ethics Research Institute, University of Zurich)

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Oxford University Press Inc
03 November 2017

Ethics & moral philosophy; Ethical issues: euthanasia & right to die; Medical ethics & professional conduct

Assisted dying is still an extremely contested topic in Bioethics. Despite the strongly influential role human dignity plays in this debate, it still has not received the appropriate, multi-faceted treatment it deserves. Studies show that the notion of dignity already plays an important role in medical contexts: it is frequently used by health care professionals as well as patients. However, its use in these contexts needs to be analyzed and explained in more detail. Moreover, a review of the available literature clearly shows that the general, highly fruitful academic debate on human dignity is more than ready to take the next step into applied ethics: in particular, into the even more controversial area of assisted death. This book offers a detailed philosophical analysis of dignity and how it relates to assisted death. Its audience will benefit both from the general discussion of human dignity it offers as well as from the specific bioethical context to which it is applied.

Edited by: Sebastian Muders (Research Fellow Research Fellow Ethics Research Institute University of Zurich)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9780190675967
ISBN 10: 0190675969
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 03 November 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contributors 1. Sebastian Muders: Introduction A. Dignity and the Case of Assisted Death 2. Jeff McMahan: Dignity and the Case Against Assisted Death 3. Ralf Stoecker: Dignity and the Case in Favor of Assisted Death B. Dignity at the End of Life 4. L. W. Sumner: Dignity Through Thick and Thin 5. Robert George/Christopher Kaczor: Death with Dignity: A Dangerous Euphemism C. Dignity and Disability 6. David Wasserman: Physical Disability, Dignity, and Physician Assisted Death 7. Rebecca Dresser: Dementia, Dignity, and Assisted Death D. Dignity and Autonomy 8. Sebastian Muders: Autonomy and the Value of Life as Elements of Human Dignity 9. Michael Cholbi: Dignity, Price, and Assisted Dying E. Dignity and the Value of Life 10. Luke Gormally: Two Competing Conceptions of Dignity 11. William FitzPatrick: The Value of Life and the Dignity of Persons F. Dignity and Rights 12. Margaret Battin: Dignity as a Fundamental Human Right Revisited 13. Holger Baumann/Peter Schaber: Dignity as Moral Status and the Debate about Assisted Death

Research Fellow, Center for Research Ethics, University of Zurich

Reviews for Human Dignity and Assisted Death

[T]his book is a valuable contribution to the field of ethics in general and medical ethics in particular, and it deserves a careful study * Prashant Kumar, Metapsychology * This is an important book which contributes to the complicated discussion about the importance of human dignity in life and in choosing one's death * Bob Lane, Metapsychology Online Reviews *