Ethics of Withdrawal of Life-support Systems: Case Studies in Decision Making in Intensive Care - Couverture souple

Walton, Douglas N.

 
9780275927103: Ethics of Withdrawal of Life-support Systems: Case Studies in Decision Making in Intensive Care
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0275927105 ISBN 13 : 9780275927103
Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 1987

Synopsis

A well-organized, thoughtful, and logical discussion of a difficult ethical issue frequently encountered by clinicians.
Journal of the American Medical Association

Walton has made a successful attempt to write about medical concerns without ever leaving the layperson to flounder in confusion. Probate Law Journal

In recent years the question of when to terminate life-extending medical treatments has become a thorny social issue. Douglas Walton has brought together a number of these case studies and analyzed the very difficult issues they raise.

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À propos de l?auteur

DOUGLAS N. WALTON is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Winnipeg and is currently a Killiam Research Fellow (1987-1989) of the Canada Council. His writings on various aspects of philosophy, pragmatics, linguistics, ethics, logic, and education have been published frequently and widely since 1971 and include numerous articles in scholarly journals as well as contributed chapters to books. He is the author of Informal Logic and Practical Reasoning and coauthored Argument: The Logic of the Fallacies. He also wrote Ethics of Withdrawal of Life Support Systems: Case Studies on Decision-Making in Intensive Care (Greenwood Press, 1983 and paperback by Praeger Publishers, 1987), Physician Patient Decision-Making (Greenwood Press, 1985) and Arguer's Position (Greenwood Press, 1985). In 1989-1990, Walton will be Fellow-in-Residence at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

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Éditeur
Praeger Publishers Inc
Date d'édition
1987
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0275927105
ISBN 13 
9780275927103
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780313237522: Ethics of Withdrawal of Life-Support Systems: Case Studies on Decision Making in Intensive Care

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0313237522 ISBN 13 :  9780313237522
Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 1983
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