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Dying in a liberal society
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Malpas, J, Dying in a liberal society, Considering religions, rights and bioethics: for Max Charlesworth. Sophia studies in cross-cultural philosophy of traditions and cultures, Springer, Peter Wong, Sherah Bloor, Patrick Hutchings, Purushottama Bilimoria (ed), Cham, Switzerland, pp. 259. ISBN 978-3-030-18147-5 (2019) [Research Book Chapter]
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DOI: doi:10.1007/978-3-030-18148-2_6
Abstract
"Dying", writes Max Charlesworth, "is, in a sense, the most important thing a person
does" and he adds that "one should as far as possible be in control of it"
(Charlesworth 1993, p. 33). There can be little doubt that the ending of a life is one
of the most important events of a life, and what is to be the manner of the ending of
our lives is one of the most important questions that faces us all. Most of us would
also concur, at least initially, with Charlesworth’s claim that the ending of our lives
is something over which we should be able to exercise some control. Indeed, issues
concerning the end of life, and the control one may have over it, have gained considerable
public attention in recent years with the rise of campaigns for the legalisation
of assisted suicide in many countries, and, in some cases, the enactment of
legislation to achieve just such an outcome – for instance, recent legislation in the
state of Victoria, Australia.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
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| Keywords: | liberal society, dying, autonomy, right to die, euthanasia |
| Research Division: | Philosophy and Religious Studies |
| Research Group: | Philosophy |
| Research Field: | Ethical Theory |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies |
| UTAS Author: | Malpas, J (Professor Jeff Malpas) |
| ID Code: | 137285 |
| Year Published: | 2019 |
| Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (DP160103644) |
| Deposited By: | Office of the School of Humanities |
| Deposited On: | 2020-02-07 |
| Last Modified: | 2020-03-20 |
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