An assessment of some ethical implications of increasing life spans. Taking as a starting point the idea that to increase longevity is a form of medical enhancement, it examines the value of living longer; the means for extending life spans; the consequences of greater longevity for the fair distribution of resources and healthcare in particular.
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Acknowledgements Introduction Longevity, Technology and Humanistic Values The Misfortune of Death Justifying the Means Longevity and the Problem of Overpopulation Ending Lives Partiality and Equality Longevity and the Good Life Notes Bibliography IndexO autorze
Lecturer in Healthcare Law and Ethics at the University of Bedfordshire, UK
Język Angielski ● Format PDF ● Strony 169 ● ISBN 9780230295100 ● Rozmiar pliku 1.4 MB ● Wydawca Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Miasto London ● Kraj GB ● Opublikowany 2010 ● Do pobrania 24 miesięcy ● Waluta EUR ● ID 4968801 ● Ochrona przed kopiowaniem Społeczny DRM
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