The Ends of Human Life
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"The Ends of Human Life" is a bioethics book by Ezekiel Emanuel that examines philosophical, medical, and policy questions surrounding end-of-life decision-making and the definition of death.
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| instanceOf |
bioethics book
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book ⓘ |
| addresses |
brain death
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cardiopulmonary criteria of death ⓘ distinction between killing and letting die ⓘ legal standards for determining death ⓘ moral status of permanently unconscious patients ⓘ resource allocation in end-of-life care ⓘ |
| author |
Ezekiel Emanuel
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Ezekiel J. Emanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributor | Ezekiel J. Emanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
conceptual analysis of death
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criteria for determining death in clinical practice ⓘ ethical issues in life-sustaining treatment ⓘ ethical issues in withdrawing treatment ⓘ ethical issues in withholding treatment ⓘ medical criteria for death ⓘ philosophical questions about death ⓘ policy questions about end-of-life care ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
bioethics
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medicine ⓘ philosophy ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
end-of-life medical decision-making
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ethical justification of life-prolonging interventions ⓘ limits of medical obligations to prolong life ⓘ patient autonomy at the end of life ⓘ role of physicians in end-of-life care ⓘ |
| genre |
academic literature
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medical ethics literature ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEthicalPerspective | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEthicalPerspective | secular bioethics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
bioethicists
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health policy makers ⓘ philosophers ⓘ physicians ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
bioethics
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definition of death ⓘ end-of-life decision-making ⓘ health policy ⓘ medical ethics ⓘ philosophy of medicine ⓘ |
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