Screen LibraryDying in the twenty-first century : toward a new ethical framework for the art of dying well /
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The MIT Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Basic bioethics
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 205 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780262029124 026202912X |
| Index Number: | BJ1409 |
| CLC: | B845.9 |
| Call Number: | B845.9/D996 |
| Contents: |
Dying, a lost art / Finitude / Pluralism and the "good" death / Hospice and palliative medicine's attempt at an art of dying / Ritual and practice / Spiritual preparation / The role of community / Children / The elderly and dementia / AIDS, the modern plague / Conclusion : toward a new ethical framework for the art of dying well |