Philosophy of Life. Few Arguments Against Euthanasia

• Authors: Łagosz Marek
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper considers and withstands the ideology of a “good death” (euthanasia). I consider some ontological statements about life and death and also some ethical motivations. In that light I show that legalization of the euthanasia is morally problematical.

Keywords

EN

life; death; euthanasia; “good death”; duty; pleasure; suffering; health; disease; sacrifices; freedom

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 105-113

Contributors

author

Łagosz Marek

• Institute of Philosophy of Wrocław University