The End Of Existence
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The Oxford Handbook of Ethics at the End of Life
Author: Stuart J. Youngner
language: en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date: 2016-09-13
This handbook explores the topic of death and dying from the late twentieth to the early twenty-first centuries, with particular emphasis on the United States. In this period, technology has radically changed medical practices and the way we die as structures of power have been reshaped by the rights claims of African Americans, women, gays, students, and, most relevant here, patients. Respecting patients' values has been recognized as the essential moral component of clinical decision-making. Technology's promise has been seen to have a dark side: it prolongs the dying process. For the first time in history, human beings have the ability control the timing of death. With this ability comes a responsibility that is awesome and inescapable. How we understand and manage this responsibility is the theme of this volume. The book comprises six sections. Section I examines how the law has helped shape clinical practice, emphasizing the roles of rights and patient autonomy. Section II focuses on specific clinical issues, including death and dying in children, continuous sedation as a way to relieve suffering at the end of life, and the problem of prognostication in patients who are thought to be dying. Section III considers psychosocial and cultural issues. Section IV discusses death and dying among various vulnerable populations such as the elderly and persons with disabilities. Section V deals with physician-assisted suicide and active euthanasia (lethal injection). Finally, Section VI looks at hospice and palliative care as a way to address the psychosocial and ethical problems of death and dying.
The Cycle of Existence
"The Cycle of An Inquiry into Life and Death," written by Shahryar Salmaan, is a philosophical exploration of the eternal questions surrounding the meaning of life and our ultimate fate. Shahryar delves into the age-old mysteries of existence through a series of thought-provoking and insightful reflections, examining the fundamental principles that govern our lives and shape our understanding of the world. With a focus on the interplay of life and death, this book offers a unique perspective on the human experience, challenging readers to rethink their beliefs and explore the deeper truths of existence. Whether you are a seasoned philosopher or simply seeking a new understanding of life and death, "The Cycle of Existence" by Shahryar Salmaan is a must-read for anyone seeking a new understanding of life and death.
The End of the World
Author: Marcia Sa Cavalcante Schuback
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date: 2017-03-29
The 'end of the world' opens up philosophical questions concerning the very notion of the world, which is a fundamental element of all existential, phenomenological and hermeneutical philosophy. Is the 'end of the world' for us 'somebody's' death (the end of 'being-in-the-world') or the extinction of many or of all (the end of the world itself)? Is the erosion of the 'world' a phenomenon that does not in fact affect the notion of the world as a fundamental feature of all existential-ontological inquiry? This volume examines the present state of these concerns in philosophy, film and literature. It presents a philosophical hermeneutics of the present state of the world and explores the principal questions of the philosophical accounts of the end of the world, such as finality and finitude. It also shows how literature and cinema have ventured to express the end of the world while asking if a consequent expression of the end of the world is also an end of its expression.