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The Evolution of Euthanasia and Its Perceptions in Greek Culture and Civilization
- Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 48, Number 1, Winter 2005
- pp. 95-104
- 10.1353/pbm.2005.0013
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Death has preoccupied humanity since before the dawn of civilization. As a multidimensional and moral problem, the end of life has concerned different civilizations, and different approaches to euthanasia, or "good death," have been developed in each culture. In Greece, there is a long record of the culture's evolving attitudes toward death and euthanasia.A more widespread knowledge of the views and traditions surrounding the act of euthanasia can contribute to a better understanding of the controversies surrounding modern attitudes and practice.