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In search of philosophical foundations for palliative care and termination of life-prolonging treatments - Focusing on Nietzsche and Epicurus -
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Kweon, Mi-Yun (부산대)
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The New Korean Philosophical Association Journal of the New Korean Philosophical Association Vol. 88 KCI Accredited Journals
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2017.4
Pages
211 - 234 (24page)
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10.20433/jnkpa.2017.04.88.211

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With the advance of medical technology, prolonged life spans and palliative care, people started showing an interest in what constitutes and contributes towards a good death, or “well-dying”. The issue of well-dying concerns not only one’s quality of life, but also the quality of death at the end of one’s life. These issues raise legal and social questions regarding the termination of life-prolonging treatments and palliative care, as well as death education for terminal patients.
This paper deals with the topic of death education regarding termination of life-prolonging treatments and increased focus on palliative care, for non-religious people. For non-religious people to peacefully accept death without believing in an afterlife, they must overcome their fear of death. This paper examines how non-religious people can overcome their fear of death through Nietzschean and Epicurean philosophy.
Nietzsche emphasizes the importance of rational and free death, in order to “proudly embrace death as one’s own master” and achieve a “death that completes life.” Through such views on death advanced by Nietzsche, we explore the philosophical grounds for the termination of life-prolonging treatments, and formulate an alternative to “medicalized death” that is commonly experienced in our modern world. Furthermore, we scrutinize the Epicurean philosophy that explains rationally why death should not be feared, even if the afterlife does not exist.
Epicurus frees us from the fear of death, whereas Nietzsche reminds us that death is not the end of life, but rather its completion. Through the teaching of these philosophers, we can find spiritual solace and comfort when opting for palliative care and termination of life-prolonging treatments. This philosophical consolation will form a meaningful basis of death education for patients and their families.

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Ⅰ. 들어가는 말
Ⅱ. 비종교인에 대한 죽음교육
Ⅲ. 삶과 죽음의 정신적 가치
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