Contemporary European perspectives on the ethics of end of life care
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Contributors -- About the Editors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Contemporary European Perspectives on the Ethics of End of Life Care: An Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Between Palliative Care and End of Life Care -- 1.3 Overview of the Book --...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publié: |
Cham, Switzerland
Springer
[2020]
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| Dans: |
Philosophy and medicine (volume 136)
Année: 2020 |
| Collection/Revue: | Philosophy and medicine
volume 136 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Palliativmedizin
/ Palliativpflege
/ Medizinische Ethik
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Aufsatzsammlung
B Terminal care-Moral and ethical aspects B Electronic books |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
Erscheint auch als: 9783030400323 |
| Résumé: | Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Contributors -- About the Editors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Contemporary European Perspectives on the Ethics of End of Life Care: An Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Between Palliative Care and End of Life Care -- 1.3 Overview of the Book -- 1.3.1 Section One: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives on Care at the End of Life -- 1.3.2 Section Two: Ethical Concepts in End of Life Care -- 1.3.3 Section Three: Moral Concerns and Ethical Problems in the Clinical Practice of End of Life Care -- 1.4 Conclusion -- References -- Part I: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives on Care at the End of Life -- Chapter 2: Human Rights and Patient's Rights -- 2.1 Introduction: Human Rights Today -- 2.2 Three Paths for Human Rights -- 2.2.1 Individuals and Persons -- 2.2.2 Privacy and Dignity -- 2.2.3 Civil and Political Rights vs. Social and Economic Rights -- 2.3 Patients and Human Rights -- 2.3.1 Organ Recipients, Organ Donors. Between Brain and Body -- 2.3.2 Informed Consent and Standardised Patients -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- Case-Law -- U.S. Supreme Court -- Other U.S. Jurisdictions -- German Bundesverfassungsgericht -- Chapter 3: Utilitarianism and Care at the End of Life -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Conceptions of Quality of Life -- 3.2.1 Four Standards Used to Assess Quality of Life -- 3.2.2 Five Standard Objections Raised Against the Concept of 'Quality of Life' -- 3.2.3 Quality-Adjusted Life Years -- 3.3 Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Aggregation -- 3.4 Application -- 3.4.1 Continuous Sedation -- 3.4.2 Individual Self-Determination and Effectiveness in Medical Decision-Making -- 3.4.3 Discontinuation of Treatment and Medical Futility -- 3.5 Utilitarianism and Side-Constraints -- References -- Chapter 4: Virtue Ethics -- 4.1 Introduction. |
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| ISBN: | 3030400336 |