A kantian moral duty for the soon-to-be demented to commit suicide

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 37-44

  Cooley, Dennis R ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Duty; Kant; Obligation; Suicide

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; ETHICS; HUMAN; MORALITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SUICIDE;

EID: 34250217861     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160701347478     Document Type: Review

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