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... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > philosophical perspectives on death > good death
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > philosophical perspectives on death > good death
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > philosophical perspectives on death > good death
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > philosophical perspectives on death > good death

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good death  

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  • The good death is a difficult concept that has proven difficult to ignore. Would the wrong kind of death expose us to vengeance from the deceased spirit? Is self-termination the worst or the best kind of death? Should the health care system be expected to foster a good death for the nonresponsive person whose organs will soon be donated? Still haunted by ancient fears and hopes, the 21st century is adding its own technologyinfused puzzlements. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Good Death]

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