Is There a Duty to Die?

And Other Essays in Bioethics
Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-0-415-92242-5
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 410 g

Reihe: Reflective Bioethics

Amid the controversies surrounding physician-assisted suicides, euthanasia, and long-term care for the elderly, a major component in the ethics of medicine is notably absent: the rights and welfare of the survivor's family, for whom serious illness and death can be emotionally and financially devastating. In this collection of eight provocative and timely essays, John Hardwig sets forth his views on the need to replace patient-centered bioethics with family-centered bioethics. Starting with a critique of the awkward language with which philosphers argue the ethics of personal relationships, Hardwig goes on to present a general statement on the necessity of family-centered bioethics. He reflects on proxy decisions, the effects of elder care on the family, the financial and lifestyle consequences of long-term care, and physician-assisted suicide from the perspective of the family. His penultimate essay, Is There a Duty to Die? carries the idea of family-centered ethics to its logical, controversial, conclusion; comments upon this essay from Daniel Callahan, Larry Churchill, Joanne Lynn, and journalist Nat Hentoff offer differing views on this highly charged subject. As advances in medicine prolong patient's lives, the welfare of those ultimately responsible for medical care-the family-must be addressed. Hardwig's courageous and illuminating essays set forth a new direction in bioethics: one that considers the welfare of everyone concerned.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hardwig, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Bioethik, Tierethik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bioethik, Tierethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. Introduction II. In Search of an Ethics of Personal Relationships (1989) III. What About the Family? (1990) IV. The Problem of Proxies With Interests of Their Own (1992) V. Support and the Invisible Family (1995) VI. Elder Abuse, Context, and Ethics (1996) VII. Dying at the Right Time--Reflections on (Un)Assisted Suicide (1996) VIII. Autobiography, Biography and Narrative Ethics (1997) IX. Is There a Duty to Die? (1997) X. Commentaries on Is There a Duty to Die? Nat Hentoff, A Duty to Die? Dan Callahan, A Burden Upon Others Felicia Cohn and Joanne Lynn, A Duty to Care Larry Churchill, Seeking a Responsible Death Dying Responsibly--Reflections on These Commentaries Afterword: Responsibilities of Those Facing the End of Life

Über Autor(innen)

John Hardwig is Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Humanities at East Tennessee State University. This is his first book.