HSS 4107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Involuntary Euthanasia, Fetus, Consequentialism
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What we believe in is not necessarily objective. These countries have something to teach us about our own perception of death and dying. Vary contextually and because of that we need to have a debate and weight he pros and cons: australia. A mysterious mechanism a technique that they use that cause the death of these people. This mechanism is dehydration because it"s hot in these deserts. Tribes taught anthropologists dehydration was the best method to employ for desired death. (the ill and infirm) When you hit the decrepit stage, these tribes see you as a burden. This method should invoke no surprise given that such practices to hasten death are. Keep up or fall behind common amongst nomadic tribes for group survival. Intact age (elderly but intact and somewhat keep up). They kept you if you were a productive member. If you moved into the decrepit age then you became a burden and slowing them down.