The Call of Conscience: Heidegger and Levinas, Rhetoric and the Euthanasia Debate

by Michael J. Hyde

Book Overview

A provocative rhetorical approach to one of the defining medical debates of our time

Michael J. Hyde's pathbreaking study considers the relationship between the phenomenon of conscience and the practice of rhetoric as it relates to the controversial issues of euthanasia. Hyde investigates how the practice of rhetoric becomes a voice of conscience and influences the moral standards of individuals and communities. In doing so, he offers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570037868
• ISBN13: 9781570037863
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"