A Criritical Assessment and Defence of the Legalisation
| dc.contributor.author | FOLORUNSHO, Martha Tosin | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-24T12:28:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-09-24T12:28:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | xiii, p65 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study explicated and clarified the concept of euthanasia. It also examined arguments for and against euthanasia. The study also defended the idea of self ownership. This was done with a view to showing that the moral permissibility of euthanasia on the basis of self ownership provides a plausible ground for the legalization of euthanasia. This study adopted the method of philosophical argumentation, critical analysis and conceptual clarification of data collected from both primary and secondary sources. The Primary sources included works of philosophers such as: P.A Singer and M. Siegler Euthanasia: A Critique, Behnke, A. and Bok Sissels, (eds.) The Dilemma of Euthanasia, Jonathan G. Causing Death and Saving Life, Reisser, S. J Euthanasia, Joel Feinberg “Harm to self: The Moral Limit of Criminal Law”, Micheal Lacewing “Well-Being and Death” and D. Belgium “The right to die at the end of your life.” The secondary sources will include books, journal articles and the Internet. The data collected were subjected to critical analysis and philosophical argumentation. The study found that the concept of euthanasia has various meanings. It also found that the various arguments for and against euthanasia are inadequate because they did not pay adequate did not pay adequate attention to the concept of self ownership. Thus, the study found that the concept of self-ownership provides a plausible basis for the moral permissibility of euthanasia. The study concluded that the moral permissibility of euthanasia presents a justifiable ground for its legalization. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Folorunsho, M.T ( 2022). A Criritical Assessment and Defence of the Legalisation. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife | |
| dc.identifier.other | ror.org/04snhqa82 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.oauife.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6987 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University | |
| dc.title | A Criritical Assessment and Defence of the Legalisation | |
| dc.type | Thesis |