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To Live and to Die: When, Why, and How

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  • © 1973

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  1. Robert H. Williams

    1. University of Washington, Seattle, USA

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Prologue

    • Robert H. Williams
    Pages 1-17

  3. Metabolism, Mentation, and Behavior

    • Robert H. Williams
    Pages 18-31

  4. Body, Mind, and Soul

    • Robert H. Williams
    Pages 32-37

  5. On the Origin of Life

    • Edmond H. Fischer
    Pages 38-47

  6. Genetic Engineering: Present and Future

    • Gilbert S. Omenn
    Pages 48-63

  7. The Climax of World Population Growth

    • Kingsley Davis
    Pages 64-79

  8. Propagation, Modification, and Termination of Life: Contraception, Abortion, Suicide, Euthanasia

    • Robert H. Williams
    Pages 80-97

  9. An Alternative to the Ethic of Euthanasia

    • Arthur J. Dyck
    Pages 98-112

  10. Ethics and Euthanasia

    • Joseph Fletcher
    Pages 113-122

  11. Ethical and Moral Problems in the Use of Artificial and Transplanted Organs

    • J. Russell Elkinton
    Pages 123-133

  12. Management of the Sick with Kindness, Compassion, Wisdom, and Efficiency

    • Robert H. Williams
    Pages 134-149

  13. Life and Death: Lessons from the Dying

    • Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
    Pages 150-159

  14. The Here and the Hereafter: Reflections on Tragedy and Comedy in Human Existence

    • James Lynwood Walker
    Pages 160-168

  15. Too Many and Too Few Limitations for Children

    • Michael B. Rothenberg
    Pages 169-179

  16. Careers and Living

    • Robert H. Williams
    Pages 180-188

  17. Advantages and Disadvantages of Technological Achievements

    • Robert F. Rushmer
    Pages 189-203

  18. Causes and Effects of Excessive Fears, Anxieties, and Frustrations

    • Stewart Wolf
    Pages 204-214

  19. Causes and Management of Current Anxieties and Frustrations in Universities

    • Dana L. Farnsworth
    Pages 215-226

  20. The Social and Psychiatric Aspects of Psychotropic Drug Use

    • Daniel X. Freedman
    Pages 227-240
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About this book

In the 1960's marked changes occurred throughout the world in philosophies and policies related to man's role in life. These changes, prompted predominantly by extensive increases in knowledge and popula­ tion density, have produced increased pleasures as well as problems. The rising number of people and improved methods of communication and transportation have caused more relationships among people, with their pleasures, competitions, jealousies, conflicts of interest, oppressions, and crimes. Large assortments of drugs have been developed and are easily obtained. There are drugs to speed us up, slow us down, make us sleep, change our perspectives on life, promote propagation of life or prevent it, prolong life or terminate it, and modify the course of life in many ways. Also, numerous mechanical devices have been developed that influence the propagation of life, the termination of life, and the manner in which we live. Many people have changed their overall goals in life, and in par­ ticular have experienced major changes in attitudes and policies applying to sexual activity, marriage, birth control, abortion, welfare, children, old people, criminals, economics, social status, careers, education, euthanasia, and suicide. There also has been marked enlightenment concerning the effect of the chemical and physical status of the brain upon normal and abnormal thinking and behavior.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Washington, Seattle, USA

    Robert H. Williams

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: To Live and to Die: When, Why, and How

  • Editors: Robert H. Williams

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95238-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1973

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-95240-1Published: 12 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-95238-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 346

  • Topics: Theory of Medicine/Bioethics, Sexual Behavior, Sociology, general

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