Κατεύθυνση Ιστορίας της Φιλοσοφίας
Library of the School of Philosophy

2019-12-25

2019

Manousaka Afroditi

Ευάγγελος Πρωτοπαπαδάκης, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής στο τμήμα Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής και Ψυχολογίας του ΕΚΠΑ.
Γεώργιος Αραμπατζής, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής στο τμήμα Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής και Ψυχολογίας του ΕΚΠΑ.
Γεώργιος Στείρης, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής στο τμήμα Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής και Ψυχολογίας του ΕΚΠΑ.

«Το δικαίωμα στον θάνατο ως θρίαμβος της αυτονομίας»: Η ηθική προσέγγιση των περιπτώσεων της Karen Quinlan και της Nancy Cruzan.

Greek

“The right to die as the triumph of autonomy”: The moral consideration of cases of Karen Quinlan and Nancy Cruzan.

In spite of the impressive developments in many scientific areas, in many instances, medical science still does not have much to offer to patients with terminal illness. Euthanasia and medically assisted suicide offer these patients the possibility to precipitate the process of death and relieve their endless pain. This paper examines whether euthanasia could maintain the autonomy of end-stage patients. There is a presentation of the concept of euthanasia and of the specific forms in which it is divided, of the direction it has taken through the ages, from antiquity to the modern era and of the legal boundaries involved in dealing with euthanasia, both on an international and national level. Then, two cases are presented of people suffering from incurable disease through which a moral affair arises concerning the preservation of the dignity of human existence, the duty of medical staff, the right of relatives to make decisions and the impact of the practice of euthanasia on the social context.

Philosophy - Psychology

euthanasia, autonomy, end-stage patients, the right to die, medical ethics

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