PHIL 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: J. David Velleman
28 Nov 2018
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In addressing the concerns of euthanasia in public policies, we must first an individual should be able to choose when and how to die (in order to die. David velleman, believe that having the option to die is undesirable and can actually autonomy. As a society, it is define the term. For our purposes, we will focus on euthanasia being a good (and/or painless) death. We will speak of voluntary euthanizing, both active and passive (hooker, 79), since the patient explicitly expresses his/her wish to be killed or let die. We will not talk about the differences between active and passive, since both circumstances result in the patient"s death due to his/her request (beauchamp, 86). What about mental illness how referring to the burden that the patient may impose on his/her family. Treatment to keep the patient alive can be costly, draining monetary resources from all parties involved.
