Autonomy, euthanasia and the right to die with dignity: a comparison of Kantian ethics and Shi'ite teachings

This article engages in a conceptual analysis and discussion of the definition of euthanasia, including a number of inherent distinctions, together with a concomitant examination of various value perspectives that are applied to the way the idea of ‘life’ itself is understood, especially the notion...

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Main Author: Ghari Seyed-Fatemi, Seyed Mohammad (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2007
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2007, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 345-353
Further subjects:B Menschenrechte
B concept of life
B Lebensbegriff
B Islam
B Human Rights
B Philosophy
B Koran
B Euthanasia
B Kant,Immanuel
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