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Contemporary Moral Problems (Course Guide)

Course Materials - Instructor: Douglas Weidenbach

Euthanasia

Euthanasia

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Key Questions

  • Is voluntary (from the patient’s own hand) or physician-assisted (by the physicians own hand) wrong?
  • What makes a life worth living? Is a life ever without value?

Key Terms

  • Euthanasia
  • Intentional termination
  • Cessation of life
  • Mercy-killing
  • Disjunctive Syllogism
  • Self-determination
  • Slippery slope

Key Philosophers

  • James Rachels 
  • Bonnie Steinbock
  • Dan W. Brock

For information on their views search "Name of Philosopher" and Euthanasia

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