2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Historical Social Research on the Christian Basis of Euthanasia / Death with Dignity in Bioethics
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21520038
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Philosophy/Ethics
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
OTANI Izumi 立命館大学, 産業社会学部, 教授 (30454507)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2012
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| Keywords | 安楽死 / 尊厳死 / フレッチャー / 自殺 / 武士道 / 棄老伝説 / 楢山節考 / 死生学 |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this research was to analyze historically and socially the relationship between discussions on euthanasia / death with dignity and Christianity. The following four points were addressed: (1) the collection of works of J. Fletcher, who was a pioneer in bioethics; (2) an analysis of the relationship between Fletcher‘s “Dysthanasia” / “Anti-Dysthanasia” concepts and the discourses on “death with dignity” in Japan; (3) “autocide” in Bushido and “granny damping” as Japanese virtues in discussions on euthanasia / death with dignity movements were compared to a Christian inspired approach; (4) an analysis of the discourse structure that presents organ donation as “self-sacrifice”.
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