quality of life

Oliver Leaman

doi:10.4324/9780203426463-17

quality of life

Oliver Leaman

Philosophy

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The question often arises in medical ethics as to what is more important, the existence of life, or the quality of life. Is there anything special about life itself, so that a human being who is alive should be kept alive at all possible costs until he or she dies? This is often an opinion defended by those with religious views which make God the ultimate arbiter of who lives and who dies, so that our interference in these decisions are seen as impious interventions in the divine fiat.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
Pages	374
Number of pages	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781136913600
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203426463-17
State	Published - Jan 1 2003

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General Arts and Humanities
General Social Sciences

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