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How Ethical Systems Change: Tolerable Suffering and Assisted Dying (Paperback)
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How Ethical Systems Change: Tolerable Suffering and Assisted Dying (Paperback)
Series: Framing 21st Century Social Issues
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Medical advances prolong life. They also sometimes prolong
suffering. Should we protect life or alleviate suffering? This
dilemma formed the foundation for a powerful right-to-die movement
and a counterbalancing concern over an emerging culture of death.
What are the qualities of a life worth living? Where are the
boundaries of tolerable suffering? This book is based on a hugely
popular undergraduate course taught at the University of Texas, and
is ideal for those interested in the social construction of social
worth, social problems, and social movements. This book is part of
a larger text, Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides?,
http://www.routledge.com/9780415892476/
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