いのちと身体 : 「からだとしての身体」から考える安楽死の条件

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Even if the express will of the patient exists, euthanasia is not permitted unless he or she is in terminal stage physically. The reason why such a bodily condition is required is due to anxiety about inhuman consequences directly or indirectly caused by the unconditional approval of his or her self-determination by the "will." Even so, doesn't this consideration of the "body" as an important condition against euthanasia result in excessively prolonging medical treatment? One of the merits of the approval of self-determination would be to resist such an absoluteness of "body." Therefore, if the biological "body" is presented as a counter condition of the "will, " the two sides remains as far apart as ever, so the human being remains as if torn apart. In order to overcome this situation, I will contrast "the body as flesh" with "the body as total existence, " seeking an understanding of human being which can retrieve the totality of human existence. I will also try to construct that understanding of the restriction against euthanasia which makes neither "will" nor "body" absolute.
青山学院女子短期大学の論文