Date of Award
1-1-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Philosophy
Department
Philosophy and Religion
First Advisor
Neil Manson
Second Advisor
Deborah Mower
Third Advisor
Sarah Moses
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
Atul Gawande, MD, affirms the inevitability of human mortality and the end of life in natural death. He decries current medical delivery’s incessant momentum toward medicalized death and recommends a meaningful conversation between doctor and patient to chart a course of care that supports what is important to the patient. But the tradition of a doctor’s dominance and a patient’s submissiveness disrupts the conversation. New definitions of both doctor and patient, and the intent to respect a patient’s autonomy, will facilitate decision-making and support patients’ values at the end of life, diminishing the momentum of medicalized death.
Recommended Citation
McKay, Clifford, "Inevitable Mortality and the Incessant Momentum of Medicalized Death" (2022). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2251.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/2251