Who Lives Who Dies Who Decides

Author : Sheldon Ekland-Olson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351585150
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides? written by Sheldon Ekland-Olson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides? looks at several of the most contentious issues in many societies. The book asks, whose rights are protected? How do these rights and protections change over time, and who makes those decisions? This book explores the fundamentally sociological processes which underlie the quest for morality and justice in human societies. The author sheds light on the social movements and social processes at the root of these seemingly personal moral questions. The third edition contains a new chapter on torture entitled, "Taking Life and Inflicting Suffering."

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who Lives, who Dies, who Decides written by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Albert R. Jonsen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742545243
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bioethics Beyond the Headlines written by Albert R. Jonsen and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bioethics asks fundamental questions. "Who lives? Who dies? Who decides?" These questions are relevant to us all. Too often, the general public's sole encounter with these weighty questions is through sound bites fed to us by the media--where complex, difficult matters are typically presented in superficial and inaccurate terms. Here, renowned bioethicist Albert R. Jonsen equips readers with the tools and background to navigate the fascinating and complex landscape of bioethics. Bioethics Beyond the Headlines is a primer. You will not find convoluted philosophical arguments in this volume. Rather, you will find an engaging sampling of the key questions in bioethics, including euthanasia, assisted reproduction, cloning and stem cells, neuroscience, access to healthcare, and even research on animals and questions of environmental ethics--areas typically overlooked in general introductions to bioethics. But a "primer" is not merely a first book--it should also "prime" the interest of the reader, to prepare the mind for a more expansive venture into these issues. Bioethics Beyond the Headlines intends to do just that.

Author : Sheldon Ekland-Olson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317612205
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides? written by Sheldon Ekland-Olson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides? has been updated to consider the rising stakes for issues of life and death. Abortion, assisted dying, and capital punishment are among the most contentious issues in many societies and demand debate. Whose rights are protected? How do these rights and protections change over time and who makes those decisions? Based on the author’s award-winning and hugely popular undergraduate course at the University of Texas and highly recommended by Choice Magazine, this book explores the fundamentally sociological processes which underlie the quest for morality and justice in human societies. The Author’s goal is not to advocate any particular moral "high ground" but to shed light on the social movements and social processes which are at the root of these seemingly personal moral questions and to develop readers to develop their own opinions.

Author : Paulo Coelho
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061835439
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Veronika Decides to Die written by Paulo Coelho and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A highly original, moving, and ultimately life-affirming book.” – Sunday Mirror (London) Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything – youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning. She takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting to never wake up. But she does—at a mental hospital where she is told that she has only days to live. Inspired by events in Coelho’s own life, Veronika Decides to Die questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patterns society considers to be normal. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day as a renewed opportunity.

Author : Anthony Santoro
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 1555538185
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exile and Embrace written by Anthony Santoro and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With passion and precision, Exile and Embrace examines the key elements of the religious debates over capital punishment and shows how they reflect the values and self-understandings of contemporary Americans. Santoro demonstrates that capital punishment has relatively little to do with the perpetrators and much more to do with those who would impose the punishment. Because of this, he convincingly argues, we should focus our attention not on the perpetrators and victims, as is typically the case in debates pro and con about the death penalty, but on ourselves and on the mechanisms that we use to impose or oppose the death penalty. An important book that will appeal to those involved in the death penalty debate and to general religious studies and American studies scholars, as well.

Author : Linda Jacobs Altman
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780766025462
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bioethics written by Linda Jacobs Altman and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at different viewpoints on ethical questions in science.

Author : Russell G. Murphy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Voices of the Death Penalty Debate written by Russell G. Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Through the statements of witnesses who testified at historic hearings in New York between December 2004 and February 2005, [the book] seeks to educate a national and international citizenry about capital punishment. ... present[ing] the essential facts relating to the death penalty and the major categories of debate over capital punishment worldwide"--Introd.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 842 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Law Times Reports of Cases Decided in the House of Lords, the Privy Council, the Court of Appeal ... [new Series]. written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Voluntary Euthanasia written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA: A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY is The complete sourcebook on voluntary euthanasia. This bibliography provides students & researchers with an authoritative guide to the literature published in English from 1840 to 1987. The fields of religion, law, medicine, allied health, social science, biology, philosophy, & psychology are covered. All books, journal articles, & newspaper articles on the subject are included. An extensive author index is provided.