安樂死的倫理困境及其倫理導向

1、上海師范大學碩士學位論文安樂死的倫理困境及其倫理導向姓名：陳匯申請學位級別：碩士專業(yè)：倫理學指導教師：王正平200204012Abstract From life to death is the order of nature in human beings’ evolution. However, with the advancement of medicine, the question of

2、 life and death has been changing too. The development of medical treatment can move a patient’s death till a more and more delayed time. Euthanasia is playing an ever increasing role in Bioethics. Th

3、e legalization of euthanasia in the Netherlands, in particular, has brought great attention to euthanasia again in the twenty- first century. Humans are facing a great number of ethnical problems in their pur

4、suit of a painless death. This thesis, focusing on the ethnical predicament and guidance of euthanasia, aims to make a study on the ethnical issues of euthanasia. Euthanasia discussed nowadays can be categorized a

5、ccording to the will of patient, the object, reason, and method of implementation, and is distinguished by different standards. The ethnical feasibility of euthanasia can be proved by its relief of patient’s

6、 pain, its respect for individual’s rights, its pursuit of the value of life and dignity of death, and its effect in distributing properly social resources. However, those who oppose euthanasia can find et

7、hnical support in arguments such as life is sacred, killing is against medical morals, implementation decision is hard to make, as well as in landslide reasoning. The ethnical conflict of euthanasia consists

8、 of the conflict between medical knowledge and humanism, the conflict between the sacredness of life and the quality and value of life, the antinomy of deontology and utilitarianism, and the difficulty in self- determina

9、ting life or death. According to some social researches, euthanasia is treated quite tolerantly in China and this fact provides the possibility of carrying out euthanasia in China. There are both conflicts a

10、nd compatibilities between euthanasia and the traditional Chinese ethics but the conflicts are predominant. At present, euthanasia is not feasible in China. Nevertheless, euthanasia has a certain degree of guidance cap