Living and Dying Well
| AUTHOR | Petrinovich, Lewis |
| PUBLISHER | Springer (02/29/1996) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
Living and Dying Well takes an informed, interdisciplinary approach to the problems, data, theory, and procedures that a just society must consider when establishing policies regarding human life and death. Leading psychologist Lewis Petrinovich expands on the controversial arguments developed in his earlier work, Human Evolution, Reproduction, and Morality, and considers such contemporary issues as: the morality of human genetic screening and of the Human Genome Project; organ transplants; the allowance of suicide and euthanasia; and physicians assisting in the dying process.
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ISBN-13:
9780306451713
ISBN-10:
0306451719
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
362
Carton Quantity:
18
Product Dimensions:
6.29 x 0.96 x 9.29 inches
Weight:
1.46 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Medical | Ethics
Medical | Applied Psychology
Medical | Public Policy - Social Policy
Dewey Decimal:
174.2
Library of Congress Control Number:
96006465
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Living and Dying Well takes an informed, interdisciplinary approach to the problems, data, theory, and procedures that a just society must consider when establishing policies regarding human life and death. Leading psychologist Lewis Petrinovich expands on the controversial arguments developed in his earlier work, Human Evolution, Reproduction, and Morality, and considers such contemporary issues as: the morality of human genetic screening and of the Human Genome Project; organ transplants; the allowance of suicide and euthanasia; and physicians assisting in the dying process.
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Author:
Petrinovich, Lewis
Lewis Petrinovich is Professor of Psychology Emeritus at theUniversity of California, Riverside. He is the author of "HumanEvolution, Reproduction, and Morality" and "Living and DyingWell" (MIT Press, 1998).
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