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Death Relative to Life

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Is Death Ever Preferable to Life?

Part of the book series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine ((LIME,volume 14))

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I wish to explore the consequences of placing life on top of a hierarchy of primary goods in a person’s life’s plan. There is a precedent for valuing life so highly in many religious and social traditions.

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Olver, I.N. (2002). Death Relative to Life. In: Is Death Ever Preferable to Life?. International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1976-6_3

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