Foucauldian ethics and elective death

Journal of Medical Humanities

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 203-211

  Prado, C G ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elective death; Ethics; Foucault; Power; Power relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644628840     PISSN: 10413545     EISSN: 15733645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1026054219235     Document Type: Article

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