The troubled dream of life : in search of a peaceful death / Daniel Callahan.
Drawing on his own experience, and on literature, philosophy, and medicine, Daniel Callahan offers great insight into how to deal with the rewards of modern medicine without upsetting our perception of death. He examines how we view death and the care of the critically ill or dying, and he suggests...
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction: Can death be shaped to our own ends? -- The first illusion : mastering our medical choices -- Stripping death bare : the recovery of nature -- The last illusion : regulating euthanasia -- Living with the mortal self -- Nature, death, and meaning : shaping our end -- Pursuing a peaceful death -- Watching and waiting. | |
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