The troubled dream of life : in search of a peaceful death / Daniel Callahan.
Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2000.Description: 255 p. ; 22 cmISBN:- 0878408150 (paper : alk. paper)
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- R726.8 .C34 2000
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Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 1993.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-246) and index.
Introduction: Can death be shaped to our own ends? -- The first illusion : mastering our medical choices -- Stripping death bare : the recovery of nature -- The last illusion : regulating euthanasia -- Living with the mortal self -- Nature, death, and meaning : shaping our end -- Pursuing a peaceful death -- Watching and waiting.