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Euthanasia, a Dilemma in Biomedical Ethics

Autor Ferdnand Sakali
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 mar 2012
Life has always been understood as the intrinsic principle for all human values, and therefore, it is unethical to intentionally terminate an innocent human life. However, the current biomedical technology that involves delicate organ transplant like the heart, has raised a new problem of seeking for donors. This makes patients with poor quality of life to be considered as eligible candidates of euthanasia who could possibly be donors of such organs. This book unveils the meaning of euthanasia, its range and traces its historical development. It then uses the dialectic method to present a critical discourse on euthanasia basing on two of the world's major ethicists: Peter Singer and Luke Gormally. It is an encounter of valid and strong counterarguments between quality of life and sanctity of life ethics. Legal and religious arguments are also discussed from both sides. The book also discusses euthanasia, quality of life and sanctity of life in relation to African ethics. Eventually, a plausible synthesis of this debate is reached and a way forward as regards euthanasia is suggested. This is important to all people affected with end of life ethics.
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ISBN-13: 9783848437238
ISBN-10: 3848437236
Pagini: 124
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 7 mm
Greutate: 0.19 kg
Editura: LAP LAMBERT ACADEMIC PUBLISHING AG & CO KG
Colecția LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

Notă biografică

Ferdnand Sakali holds a Bachelor of Philosophy from Urbaniana University and a Master of Arts in Philosophy (Biomedical Ethics) from The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). He lectures philosophy at St. Augustine University of Tanzania: Mtwara campus. He has also served as a part-time lecturer at CUEA and Tangaza College in Nairobi.