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The spectrum of views about the ethics of suicide-from the view that suicide is profoundly morally wrong to the view that it is a matter of basic human right, and from the view that it is primarily a private matter to the view that it is largely a social one-lies at the root of contemporary practical controversies over suicide. This collection of primary sources-the principal texts of philosophical interest from western and nonwestern cultures, from the major religious traditions, and from oral cultures where observer reports of traditional practices are available, spanning Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Oceania, and North and South America-is intended to facilitate exploration of such current practical issues by exhibiting the astonishingly diverse range of thinking about suicide throughout human intellectual history, in its full range of cultures and traditions. This collection has no interest in taking sides in these debates; rather, it hopes to expand the character of what have been rather linear recent debates on issues like physician-assisted suicide, suicide in social protest, and suicide bombings by making them multidimensional.
The spectrum of views about the ethics of suicide-from the view that suicide is profoundly morally wrong to the view that it is a matter of basic human right, and from the view that it is primarily a private matter to the view that it is largely a social one-lies at the root of contemporary practical controversies over suicide. This collection of primary sources-the principal texts of philosophical interest from western and nonwestern cultures, from the major religious traditions, and from oral cultures where observer reports of traditional practices are available, spanning Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Oceania, and North and South America-is intended to facilitate exploration of such current practical issues by exhibiting the astonishingly diverse range of thinking about suicide throughout human intellectual history, in its full range of cultures and traditions. This collection has no interest in taking sides in these debates; rather, it hopes to expand the character of what have been rather linear recent debates on issues like physician-assisted suicide, suicide in social protest, and suicide bombings by making them multidimensional.
Margaret Pabst Battin has established a reputation as one of the
top philosophers working in bioethics today. This work is a sequel
to Battin's 1994 volume The Least Worst Death. The last ten years
have seen fast-moving developments in end-of-life issues, from the
legalization of physician-assisted suicide in Oregon and the
Netherlands to furor over proposed restrictions of scheduled drugs
used for causing death, and the development of "NuTech" methods of
assistance in dying. Battin's new collection covers a remarkably
wide range of end-of-life topics, including suicide prevention,
AIDS, suicide bombing, serpent-handling and other religious
practices that pose a risk of death, genetic prognostication,
suicide in old age, global justice and the "duty to die," and
suicide, physician-assisted suicide, and euthanasia, in both
American and international contexts.
Margaret Pabst Battin has established a reputation as one of the
top philosophers working in bioethics today. This work is a sequel
to Battin's 1994 volume The Least Worst Death. The last ten years
have seen fast-moving developments in end-of-life issues, from the
legalization of physician-assisted suicide in Oregon and the
Netherlands, to a furor over proposed restrictions of scheduled
drugs used for causing death, and the development of "NuTech"
methods of assistance in dying. Battin's new collection covers a
remarkably wide range of end-of-life topics, including suicide
prevention, AIDS, suicide bombing, serpent-handling and other
religious practices that pose a risk of death, genetic
prognostication, suicide in old age, global justice and the "duty
to die." It also examines suicide, physician-assisted suicide, and
euthanasia in both American and international contexts.
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