Citation

Knaup M. Ethics and Bioethics (in Central Europe) 2020; 10(1-2): 10-19.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020)

DOI

10.2478/ebce-2020-0003

PMID

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Abstract

The question of what might constitute "good dying" is a sensitive subject that is being discussed and is socially and politically controversial. My contribution discusses whether a reference to concepts such as autonomy and dignity in the debate over suicide and euthanasia is in fact convincing. Important impulses for the train of thought stem from Kantian philosophy. I will argue that suicide, as presented by Kant, is not an expression of autonomy, but exactly the opposite: An expression of heteronomy. © 2020 Sciendo. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Euthanasia; Autonomy; Dignity; Kant