Arguing Euthanasia - by Jonathan Moreno (Paperback)

About the Book

This provocative book brings together viewpoints from both sides of the question of euthanasia, featuring opinions by outspoken advocates of euthanasia Timothy Quill and Daniel Callahan, penetrating pieces by William F. Buckley, Jr., Sidney Hook, and Nat Hentoff, and a selection of articles from The New England Journal of Medicine.

Book Synopsis

Arguing Euthanasia features essays by such outspoken advocates of active euthanasia.

As they probe the legal and ethical issues at the heart of physician-assisted suicide, these essays offer invaluable insights not only for those caring for the terminally ill but for anyone concerned with the deeper philosophical conflict between enduring life-oriented values and personal dignity that lies at the heart of this controversy.

From the Back Cover

Arguing Euthanasia brings together for the first time an impressive array of viewpoints from both sides of this emotionally charged question as well as voices from the gravely ill and their loved ones. Beginning with a selection of pieces from the New England Journal of Medicine, where the debate was ignited in 1988, Arguing Euthanasia features essays by such outspoken advocates of active euthanasia as Timothy Quill and Sidney Hook, and important social critics and commentators such as Nat Hentoff, Leon R. Kass, and Ronald Dworkin. As they probe the legal and ethical issues at the heart of physician-assisted suicide, these essays offer invaluable insights not only for those caring for the terminally ill but for anyone concerned with the deeper philosophical conflict between enduring life-oriented values and personal dignity that lies at the heart of this controversy.

About the Author

Jonathan D. Moreno is a philosopher and historian who specializes in the intersection of bioethics, culture, science, and national security, and has published seminal works on the history, sociology and politics of biology and medicine