1st Edition
The Ethics of Determining One’s Own Death Essays on Den Hartogh’s What Kind of Death
128 Pages
by
Routledge
128 Pages
by
Routledge
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This collection brings together key contributions on the ethics of end-of-life decisions, inspired by the publication of What Kind of Death: The Ethics of Determining One’s Own Death , a new standard work by professor Govert den Hartogh. The topics covered reflect the book's comprehensive approach, with its central themes explored by ethicists, legal experts, and medical professionals. The... Read more
1. Preface, 2. Self-Determination and its Limits, 3. Whose Life is it anyway? Some reflection of Den Hartogh's What Kind of Death, 4. Dual or single gauge? Govert den Hartogh's 'dual-track' assisted death, 5. The changing (and multifaceted) role of the principle of self-determination in the Dutch euthanasia practice, 6. Like a peat fire. The impact of the right to self-determination on the (Dutch) law of euthanasia, 7. Work to be done: an inquiry concerning legal certainty in the fourth evaluation of the Dutch euthanasia act, 8. Fear, incompetence and death. Empirical observations and ethical concerns about dying with advanced dementia., 9. Response to comments.
Biography
Gijs van Donselaar is a retired teacher of Ethics and Political Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam and Leiden University. Peter Rijpkema is Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Amsterdam. Henri Wijsbek is a retired teacher of Ethics at the University of Amsterdam.
