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Author : R. Veatch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Death, Dying, and Biological Revolution written by R. Veatch and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert M. Veatch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780300043648
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (436 download)
Download or read book Death, Dying, and the Biological Revolution written by Robert M. Veatch and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gary C. Howard
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019068772X
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)
Download or read book The Biology of Death written by Gary C. Howard and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Everyone dies, and so, we naturally associate death with the end of an individual life. However, life is much more complicated, and death is actually interwoven into biology at many levels. Normal development and life could not exist without carefully regulated death of certain cells and as one defense against disease. Other cells wear out and die and must be replaced regularly. On a larger scale, death has influenced the direction of entire species. In fact, death has shaped all life through the cycle of life and death, throughout time, and in normal development. It affects our cells, our development, and our life"--
Author : André Klarsfeld
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801441189
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)
Download or read book The Biology of Death written by André Klarsfeld and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do we die? Do all living creatures share this fate? Is the body's slow degradation with the passage of time unavoidable, or can the secrets of longevity be unlocked? Over the past two decades, scientists studying the workings of genes and cells have uncovered some of the clues necessary to solve these mysteries. In this fascinating and accessible book, two neurobiologists share the often-surprising findings from that research, including the possibility that aging and natural death may not be forever a certainty for most living beings. André Klarsfeld and Frédéric Revah discuss in detail the latest scientific findings and views on death and longevity. They challenge many popular assumptions, such as the idea that the death of individual organisms serves to rejuvenate species or that death and sexual reproduction are necessarily linked. Finally, they describe current experimental approaches to postpone natural death in lower organisms as well as in mammals. Are all organisms that survive until late in life condemned to a "natural" death, as a consequence of aging, even if they live in a well-protected, supportive environment? The variability of the adult life span--from a few hours for some insects to more than a millennium for the sequoia and thirteen times that for certain wild berry bushes--challenges the notion that death is unavoidable. Evolutionary theory helps explain why and how some species have achieved biological mechanisms that seemingly allow them to resist time. Death cannot be understood without looking into cells--the essential building blocks of life. Intriguingly, at the level of cells, death is not always an accident; it is often programmed as an indispensable aspect of life, which benefits the organism as a whole.
Author : Stanley Shostak
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791469460
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (694 download)
Download or read book The Evolution of Death written by Stanley Shostak and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2006-10-12 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that death is not unchanging, but rather has evolved over time.
Author : Robert M. Veatch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788391047491
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)
Download or read book Death, Dying, and the Biological Revolution written by Robert M. Veatch and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Madelaine Lawrence, PhD
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910121375
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (213 download)
Download or read book The Death View Revolution: A Guide to Transpersonal Experiences Surrounding Death written by Madelaine Lawrence, PhD and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-08 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reports and studies of near-death experiences, death-bed communications, after-death communications and a host of other transpersonal experiences occurring near death are creating a new paradigm challenging our exclusive biological and psychological understanding of death and near-death. Care provided to those near death or dying is an evolving process. Before Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's book, On Death & Dying, was published in 1969, rarely were dying patients or patients with cancer told of their diagnosis. Kubler-Ross's descriptions of patient experiences created a paradigm shift in the care of dying patients and their loved ones that included a better understanding of their psychological needs. A decade later the Uniform Brain Death Act was passed to establish criteria for determining biological death needed because of advances in life support technology. We know now occurrences near death or dying involve more than biology and psychology. There is a transpersonal component needing to be fully integrated into the care of individuals and their family members. In this book, Madelaine Lawrence, PhD, describes the known transpersonal experiences associated with near death and dying and how, in some cases, they challenge our current understanding of psychological needs and biological death. The presentation of known transpersonal experiences in this one book provides a needed holistic view with a more complete understanding than individual descriptions of each type of occurrences. Lawrence calls for an integration of these transpersonal experiences into mainstream science and education of the public, family members and health care providers in order to provide comprehensive care of those near death and dying.
Author : Leslie P. Francis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351946064
Total Pages : 1094 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)
Download or read book Death, Dying and the Ending of Life, Volumes I and II written by Leslie P. Francis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 1094 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two volumes of Death, Dying, and the Ending of Life present the core of recent philosophical work on end-of-life issues. Volume I examines issues in death and consent: the nature of death, brain death and the uses of the dead and decision-making at the end of life, including the use of advance directives and decision-making about the continuation, discontinuation, or futility of treatment for competent and incompetent patients and children. Volume II, on justice and hastening death, examines whether there is a difference between killing and letting die, issues about physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia and questions about distributive justice and decisions about life and death.
Author : Alan Kemp
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351401688
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)
Download or read book Death, Dying, and Bereavement in a Changing World written by Alan Kemp and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this introductory text on thanatology, Alan Kemp continues to take on the central question of mortality: the centrality of death coupled with the denial of death in the human experience. Drawing from the work of Ernest Becker, Death, Dying, and Bereavement in a Changing World provides a multidisciplinary and multidimensional approach to the study of death, putting extra emphasis on the how death takes place in a rapidly changing world. This new, second edition includes the most up-to-date research, data, and figures related to death and dying. New research on the alternative death movement, natural disaster-related deaths, and cannabis as a form of treatment for life-threatening illnesses, and updated research on physician-assisted suicide, as well as on grief as it relates to the DSM-5 have been added.
Author : Alan R. Kemp
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317348974
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)
Download or read book Death, Dying and Bereavement in a Changing World written by Alan R. Kemp and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title takes a comprehensive approach, exploring the physical, social, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of death, dying, and bereavement.Through personal stories from real people, Death, Dying, and Bereavement provides readers with a context for understanding their changing encounters with such difficult concepts.
Author : Robert M. Veatch
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 1626161690
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (261 download)
Download or read book Transplantation Ethics written by Robert M. Veatch and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-22 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the history of organ transplant has its roots in ancient Christian mythology, it is only in the past fifty years that body parts from a dead person have successfully been procured and transplanted into a living person. After fourteen years, the three main issues that Robert Veatch first outlined in his seminal study Transplantation Ethics still remain: deciding when human beings are dead; deciding when it is ethical to procure organs; and deciding how to allocate organs, once procured. However, much has changed. Enormous strides have been made in immunosuppression. Alternatives to the donation model are debated much more openly—living donors are used more widely and hand and face transplants have become more common, raising issues of personal identity. In this second edition of Transplantation Ethics, coauthored by Lainie F. Ross, transplant professionals and advocates will find a comprehensive update of this critical work on transplantation policies.
Author : Tom L. Beauchamp
Publisher : Pearson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Ethical Issues in Death and Dying written by Tom L. Beauchamp and published by Pearson. This book was released on 1996 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology of major classical and contemporary views on key ethical aspects of death and dying is the only philosophically sophisticated, interdisciplinary, and up-to-date introduction to the subject available. Pairs pro and con arguments to give a balanced perspective. Covers a range of topics that reflect the latest developments at the frontier of the field. Provides clearly and carefully written section introductions that define the issues to be discussed. Introduces each selection with a brief editorial essay. Features up-to-date and solid analyses of all issues. Offers an excellent introduction to ethical theory.
Author : Hannelore Wass
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317763637
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)
Download or read book Dying written by Hannelore Wass and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides an up-to-date examination of the ways people face dying and bereavement. In this third edition previous chapters are throrughly revised, and new contributors expand areas that have changed significantly. Reflecting the field's complex interdisciplinary character, the chapters cover such diverse areas as psychology, nursing, medicine, AIDS, family studies, sociology, education, philosophy, law, religion, the humanities and political science, whilst highlighting thanatology's core psychological and therapeutic caregiving dimensions. First, the text offers broad examinations of death systems from the vantage points of various cultural, historical and disciplinary perspectives. The second section represents the core of the book, offering detailed surveys of the "data" of death, dying and bereavement as they relate to different phases of our encounter with death as an abstract possibility and concrete reality. Next are chapters addressing a cluster of death-related issues and challenges that confront us at both a societal and individual level - such as AIDS - and finally the volume closes with a few reflections on the complexity of contemporary thanatology, framing some issues and recommendations that deserve greater attention by scholars, researchers, policy makers and practitioners. Also included is a comprehensive resource bibliography on the topic. This text is intended to be of use as a resource for all those interested in reading about death studies, both professionals and students alike.
Author : Sharon Kaufman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743282523
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)
Download or read book And a Time to Die written by Sharon Kaufman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-04-19 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Americans, when pressed, have a vague sense of how they would like to die. They may imagine a quick and painless end or a gentle passing away during sleep. Some may wish for time to prepare and make peace with themselves, their friends, and their families. Others would prefer not to know what's coming, a swift, clean break. Yet all fear that the reality will be painful and prolonged; all fear the loss of control that could accompany dying. That fear is justified. It is also historically unprecedented. In the past thirty years, the advent of medical technology capable of sustaining life without restoring health, the expectation that a critically ill person need not die, and the conviction that medicine should routinely thwart death have significantly changed where, when, and how Americans die and put us all in the position of doing something about death. In a penetrating and revelatory study, medical anthropologist Sharon R. Kaufman examines the powerful center of those changes -- the hospital, where most Americans die today. In the hospital world, the deep, irresolvable tension between the urge to extend life at all costs and the desire to allow "letting go" is rarely acknowledged, yet it underlies everything that happens there among patients, families, and health professionals. Over the course of two years, Kaufman observed and interviewed critically ill patients, their families, doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff at three community hospitals. In...And a Time to Die, her research places us at the heart of that science-driven yet fractured and often irrational world of health care delivery, where empathetic yet frustrated, hard-working yet constrained professionals both respond to and create the anxieties and often inchoate expectations of patients and families, who must make "decisions" they are ill-prepared to make. Filled with actual conversations between patients and doctors, families and hospital staff,...And a Time to Die clearly and carefully exposes the reasons for complicated questions about medical care at the end of life: for example, why "heroic" treatment so often overrides "humane" care; why patients and families are ambivalent about choosing death though they claim to want control; what constitutes quality of life and life itself; and, ultimately, why a "good" death is so elusive. In elegant, compelling prose, Kaufman links the experiences of patients and families, the work of hospital staff, and the ramifications of institutional bureaucracy to show the invisible power of the hospital system itself -- its rules, mandates, and daily activity -- in shaping death and our individual experience of it. ...And a Time to Die is a provocative, illuminating, and necessary read for anyone working in or navigating the health care system today, providing a much-needed road map to the disorienting territory of the hospital, where we all are asked to make life-and-death choices.
Author : James William Walters
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252022784
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (227 download)
Download or read book What is a Person? written by James William Walters and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By providing a much-needed religious/philosophical context for the discussion - examining contemporary thinking on just what constitutes valuable life - Walters broadens his inquiry beyond the human to include other animals and also deals with the phenomenon of anencephalic infants, those who are born without higher brains.
Author : Robert Baker
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262355337
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)
Download or read book The Structure of Moral Revolutions written by Robert Baker and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A theoretical account of moral revolutions, illustrated by historical cases that include the criminalization and decriminalization of abortion and the patient rebellion against medical paternalism. We live in an age of moral revolutions in which the once morally outrageous has become morally acceptable, and the formerly acceptable is now regarded as reprehensible. Attitudes toward same-sex love, for example, and the proper role of women, have undergone paradigm shifts over the last several decades. In this book, Robert Baker argues that these inversions are the product of moral revolutions that follow a pattern similar to that of the scientific revolutions analyzed by Thomas Kuhn in his influential book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. After laying out the theoretical terrain, Baker develops his argument with examples of moral reversals from the recent and distant past. He describes the revolution, led by the utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham, that transformed the postmortem dissection of human bodies from punitive desecration to civic virtue; the criminalization of abortion in the nineteenth century and its decriminalization in the twentieth century; and the invention of a new bioethics paradigm in the 1970s and 1980s, supporting a patient-led rebellion against medical paternalism. Finally, Baker reflects on moral relativism, arguing that the acceptance of “absolute” moral truths denies us the diversity of moral perspectives that permit us to alter our morality in response to changing environments.
Author : Harold Y. Vanderpool
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786497998
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Palliative Care written by Harold Y. Vanderpool and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long history of medical care for the dying has largely been neglected. It began in 1605 when physicians were challenged to enable persons to die peacefully. Today it includes palliation of oppressive symptoms, emotional and psychological care, and respect for the wishes and cultural backgrounds of patients and families. Especially since the 1990s, it embraces symptom-easing palliation for patients with severe life-limiting and chronic illnesses. Providing a detailed picture of contemporary palliative care, this book chronicles four centuries of the quest for a good death, covering the fight against futile end-of-life treatments, the history of life-extending treatments and technologies, the roles of nurses, the liberation of the dying from isolation in hospitals and hard-won victories to secure patients' right to choose.
