Suicide and Euthanasia: Historical and Contemporary Themes (Philosophy and Medicine, 35)

**`**All in all, this is a volume that is indispensable for any academic library worthy of the name. ...To attempt to reflect upon these issues without the historical background and argumentation found in this brief volume would be to put oneself at a great disadvantage. On that basis I recommend it wholeheartedly.**'****Ethics****, January 1992****`**The volume ... is of great value in addressing the historical issues, and one can earnestly hope that it will be widely used to enhance the sophistication and historical sensitivity of contemporary discussions of the ethics of suicide and euthanasia.**'****ESPMH-Newsletter, 9, 1990** ` All in all, this is a volume that is indispensable for any academic library worthy of the name. ...To attempt to reflect upon these issues without the historical background and argumentation found in this brief volume would be to put oneself at a great disadvantage. On that basis I recommend it wholeheartedly. ' Ethics , January 1992 ` The volume ... is of great value in addressing the historical issues, and one can earnestly hope that it will be widely used to enhance the sophistication and historical sensitivity of contemporary discussions of the ethics of suicide and euthanasia. ' ESPMH-Newsletter, 9, 1990 Front Matter....Pages i-v Introduction....Pages 1-7 Greek Philosophers on Euthanasia and Suicide....Pages 9-38 A Historical Introduction to Jewish Casuistry on Suicide and Euthanasia....Pages 39-75 Suicide and Early Christian Values....Pages 77-153 The Ethics of Suicide in the Renaissance and Reformation....Pages 155-181 Suicide in the Age of Reason....Pages 183-219 Sanctity of Life and Suicide: Tensions and Developments within Common Morality....Pages 221-250 Death by Free Choice: Modern Variations on an Antique Theme....Pages 251-280 Back Matter....Pages 281-288