Description
This provocative work examines how advances in medical technology have challenged traditional assumptions about the meaning of life, death, and human worth. It questions the moral frameworks used to address issues such as life support, euthanasia, abortion, and the allocation of medical resources, urging readers to reconsider inherited ethical boundaries. Drawing on philosophical analysis and contemporary medical dilemmas, the book argues for a more consistent and humane approach to decisions at the beginning and end of life. Its clear, challenging style invites readers to confront the difficult choices created by a world in which biology and technology increasingly overlap.
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paperback
St. Martin's Griffin
Published Jan 1, 1996
272 pages
ISBN: 0312144016
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First Published
1996
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Rethinking Life and Death by Peter Singer.