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The Instability Of The Standard Justification For Physician-Assisted Suicide, Thomas A. Cavanaugh
The Instability Of The Standard Justification For Physician-Assisted Suicide, Thomas A. Cavanaugh
Philosophy
Proponents commonly justify the legalization of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in terms of a patient's wanting to die (autonomy) and the patient's having a medically established good reason for suicide. These are the common elements of the standard justification offered for the legalization of PAS. In what follows, I argue that these two conditions exist in significant tension with one another, operating according to distinct dynamics that render the justification for PAS an unstable “let it be so” basis for public policy. Moreover, no natural connection keeps these two criteria united. Indeed—as I argue—the two elements of the justification oppose and …
Aquinas’ Account Of The Ineradicably Social Nature Of Private Property, Thomas A. Cavanaugh
Aquinas’ Account Of The Ineradicably Social Nature Of Private Property, Thomas A. Cavanaugh
Philosophy
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Looking Beyond The Technical: The First Step In Integrating Ethics, Willem A. Devries
Looking Beyond The Technical: The First Step In Integrating Ethics, Willem A. Devries
Philosophy
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