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Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, 2011
The phrase ‘the value of life’ is important in bioethics, particularly for those who hold the traditional views that life has intrinsic value and that the distinction between killing and allowing to die is valid. Ambiguities in the meaning of ‘the value of life,’ however, can lead to errors in medical ethical analysis by those who hold these ...
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The phrase ‘the value of life’ is important in bioethics, particularly for those who hold the traditional views that life has intrinsic value and that the distinction between killing and allowing to die is valid. Ambiguities in the meaning of ‘the value of life,’ however, can lead to errors in medical ethical analysis by those who hold these ...
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Economica, 1985
determined. The morally significant differences between the states can be classified under three headings. First, there is length of life: at least one person lives longer in one state than in the other. Second, there is wellbeing: since life-saving uses up resources, on the whole people will be worse off in the state where lives are saved.
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determined. The morally significant differences between the states can be classified under three headings. First, there is length of life: at least one person lives longer in one state than in the other. Second, there is wellbeing: since life-saving uses up resources, on the whole people will be worse off in the state where lives are saved.
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Ethics, 1988
KIE: The Epicurean argument that death cannot be a misfortune for the person who dies because, when death occurs, there is no longer a person to whom any misfortune can befall, fails to establish the conclusions which its defenders have sought from it. Beginning with the premise that death can be bad, either for the victim or in quasi-impersonal terms,
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KIE: The Epicurean argument that death cannot be a misfortune for the person who dies because, when death occurs, there is no longer a person to whom any misfortune can befall, fails to establish the conclusions which its defenders have sought from it. Beginning with the premise that death can be bad, either for the victim or in quasi-impersonal terms,
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2011
The final chapter bridges over to health economics by introducing consumption and a budget constraint to the decision makers’ choice. This way a trade-off arises between enjoying health and consuming other goods, so that the extent of treatment and thus the potential improvement in the patient’s health becomes endogenous.
Stefan Felder, Thomas Mayrhofer
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The final chapter bridges over to health economics by introducing consumption and a budget constraint to the decision makers’ choice. This way a trade-off arises between enjoying health and consuming other goods, so that the extent of treatment and thus the potential improvement in the patient’s health becomes endogenous.
Stefan Felder, Thomas Mayrhofer
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Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, 2001
It is possible and necessary to compare stretches of human life with other goods, such as the good of conserving resources for others. A minute of human life is not of infinite value; all else being equal, a minute of life is less valuable than 10 years of the same life.
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It is possible and necessary to compare stretches of human life with other goods, such as the good of conserving resources for others. A minute of human life is not of infinite value; all else being equal, a minute of life is less valuable than 10 years of the same life.
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2010
In this chapter we are primarily interested in how to assign a pecuniary value to personal injuries or deaths in connection with accidents. In all decisions where risks are included, one must in some way or another consider – i.e., assign a value to, the personal injuries and deaths.
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In this chapter we are primarily interested in how to assign a pecuniary value to personal injuries or deaths in connection with accidents. In all decisions where risks are included, one must in some way or another consider – i.e., assign a value to, the personal injuries and deaths.
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Integrative oncology: Addressing the global challenges of cancer prevention and treatment
Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2022Lorenzo Cohen +2 more
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Environmental Quality Management, 2001