Ethics and Values / Unit 8 Ethics 347 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Argument from Autonomy
Captions available
The idea
The argument from autonomy: a competent person's dying is part of her life, and self-rule over one's own life includes its final chapter.
In practice
The public form of the claim: the state that may not choose my work or my faith holds no better title to my ending.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
Something wrong in this lesson? Flag it · Sources for Ethics and Values