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The Troubled Dream of Life

In Search of a Peaceful Death

Daniel Callahan author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Georgetown University Press

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"A beautiful book, richly suggestive and wise. . . . This book puts the rampant debate about our contemporary responses to suffering and death in a new light."

Drawing on literature, philosophy, and medicine, this title offers insight into how to deal with the rewards of modern medicine without upsetting our perception of death. It examines how we view death and the care of the critically ill or dying, and suggests ways of understanding death that can lead to a peaceful acceptance.Drawing on his own experience, and on literature, philosophy, and medicine, Daniel Callahan offers great insight into how to deal with the rewards of modern medicine without upsetting our perception of death. He examines how we view death and the care of the critically ill or dying, and he suggests ways of understanding death that can lead to a peaceful acceptance. Callahan's thoughtful perspective notably enhances the legal and moral discussions about end-of-life issues. This title is originally published in 1993 by Simon and Schuster.

A beautiful book, richly suggestive and wise... This book puts the rampant debate about our contemporary responses to suffering and death in a new light. Commonweal Valuable and lucid. Chicago Tribune Of the many books that deal with death and dying, end-of-life care, and assisted suicide, none surpasses the work of Daniel Callahan, a name practically synonymous with the emergence of bioethics in this country. His work, The Troubled Dream of Life, is required reading for anyone who cares to think about the place of death in our lives. Clergy Journal

ISBN: 9780878408153

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 363g

256 pages