PHIL 237 Study Guide - Truth-Bearer, Major Depressive Disorder, Wisdom
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Euthanasia: the act or practice of killing or allowing someone to die on grounds of mercy. Non-voluntary euthanasia are cases in which the patient has not given his consent what about what may be done to him (i. e going into a vegetative state perhaps). Suicide: intentionally and voluntarily ending one"s own life. This can include passive suicide: assisted suicide: another person is involved to some degree in assisting an individual commit suicide. Often the distinction between voluntary active euthanasia and assisted suicide is ignored or perhaps considered irrelevant for purposes of moral discussion. However, there are some who think these practices are importantly different (watts, howell) Inherently wrong/wrong from self-interest, and practicality standpoints: euthanasia is intentionally the life of a presumably hopeless person. Whether the life is one"s own or that of another, the taking of it is still euthanasia. The killing cannot result from an accident-must be deliberate.
