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Christopher Cowley 
Medical Ethics, Ordinary Concepts and Ordinary Lives 
Ordinary Concepts, Ordinary Lives

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Mainstream discussions of ethics often search for a problem-solving theory or explore ontological status. This book argues instead that the proper starting point should be the words and deeds of ordinary people in ordinary disagreements – the ethical concepts in play can only derive full meaning within the context of ordinary human lives.
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Introduction PART I: A CRITIQUE OF MAINSTREAM MEDICAL ETHICS Technical Language and Ordinary Language? Ethical Reasoning and Perception PART II – MATTERS OF BIRTH AND LIFE The Place of Pregnancy and Birth in Human Lives The Clash of Perspectives The Abortion Debates The Shape of Life PART III: MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH The Problem of Suicide Making Sense of Dementia Human Bodies The Euthanasia Debates The Euthanasia Debate(s) Bibliography

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Christopher Cowley is Lecturer in Philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 204 ● ISBN 9780230591561 ● File size 24.7 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2007 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2306496 ● Copy protection Social DRM

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