The End of Life: Euthanasia and Morality

by James Rachels

Book Overview

In this provocative book, a professor of philosophy examines the arguments for and against euthanasia, analyzes specific case studies, including those of Baby Jane Doe and Barney Clark, and offers an alternate theory on the morality of euthanasia. Various traditional distinctions--between "human" and "non-human," intentional and nonintentional, killing and "letting die"--are taken into account to determine whether euthanasia is permissible or not...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192860704
• ISBN13: 9780192860705
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.7"