Troubled Dream of Life: In Search of a Peaceful Death
Drawing on his own experience, and on literature, philosophy, and medicine, Daniel Callahan offers great insight into how to deal with the rewards of modern medicine without upsetting our perception of death. He examines how we view death and the care of the critically ill or dying, and he suggests ways of understanding death that can lead to a peaceful acceptance. Callahan's thoughtful perspective notably enhances the legal and moral discussions about end-of-life issues.\ Originally...
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Being in charge of our medical choices/regulating euthanasia/pursuing a peaceful death/medical technology/etc. Booknews Medical ethicist Callahan suggests some ways of bringing the legal and policy issues in the care of the dying and critically ill back into closer contact with some of the oldest questions of human existence. He discusses how people might think about death in their own lives; what it should mean; what kind of people should the dying become; how to bear pain, suffering, and fear; and other questions. Originally published by Simon and Schuster in 1993. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Introduction: Can Death Be Shaped to Our Own Ends?11Chapter 1The First Illusion: Mastering Our Medical Choices23Chapter 2Stripping Death Bare: The Recovery of Nature57Chapter 3The Last Illusion: Regulating Euthanasia91Chapter 4Living with the Mortal Self120Chapter 5Nature, Death, and Meaning: Shaping Our End156Chapter 6Pursuing a Peaceful Death209Chapter 7Watching and Waiting220Notes232Index247
\ BooknewsMedical ethicist Callahan suggests some ways of bringing the legal and policy issues in the care of the dying and critically ill back into closer contact with some of the oldest questions of human existence. He discusses how people might think about death in their own lives; what it should mean; what kind of people should the dying become; how to bear pain, suffering, and fear; and other questions. Originally published by Simon and Schuster in 1993. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
