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March 30 | Never Say Die: Vitalism, False Hopes, and Value Conflicts

A Visiting Professor Lecture by Dr. William Winslade, James Wade Rockwell Professor of Philosophy of Medicine, Professor of Preventive Medicine and Community Health and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Time: 4:00-6:00
Place: Emory Hospital Auditorium

Vitalism is the view, based on religious or secular values, that a person’s life should be prolonged as long as possible even if the person is terminally ill or permanently unconsciousness. This lecture will explore the psychological, legal, social, and ethical consequences of vitalism in the context of several recent controversial cases.

For more information, please contact Marion Osborne at (404) 727-5048. Sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Emory Health Sciences.

[ Posted by Chance Hunter at March 23, 2005 11:59 AM | More HCECG articles | More Health Science Ethics articles | More Public Events articles ]

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