Contemporary Perspectives on Rational Suicide (Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement) [Hardcover]

James L. Werth (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0876309368 | ISBN-13: 978-0876309360 | Edition: 1

This text brings together spokespersons from several different disciplines who can present their arguments for or against rational suicide as a viable concept and, consequently, a realistic option.

The pros and cons of the discussion format bring the readers to search for their beliefs, and the final decision of acceptance or rejection of the concept is left to each individual reader.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 242 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (December 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876309368
• ISBN-13: 978-0876309360
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,271,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars "RATIONAL SUICIDE"? PRO AND CON, September 16, 2010

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James L. Park "James Leonard Park" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Contemporary Perspectives on Rational Suicide (Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement) (Paperback)

James L Werth, Jr., editor
Contemporary Perspectives on Rational Suicide

(Philadelphia, PA: Brunner/Mazel, 1999) 236 pages
(ISBN: 0-87630-936-8; hardcover)
(ISBN: 0-87630-937-6; paperback)
(Library of Congress call number: RC569.C66 1999)

Thirty paired articles (pro & con) from various perspectives
such as law, medicine, psychology, sociology, philosophy, & religion
deal with the question of 'rational suicide'.

This collection is a good snap-shot of the state of the debate
about the right-to-die in the last decade of the 20th century.
The contributors were carefully selected
to represent the points of view of people in each profession.

What this book lacks is any break-thru thinking.
No genuinely-new views or arguments appear.
But the book now represents the background discussion,
which could be the foundation for better thinking in the 21st century.

If you would like to discover other books on voluntary death,
search the Internet for this exact expression:
"Books on Voluntary Death".

James Leonard Park, advocate of the right-to-die with careful safeguards.