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Down the Slippery Slope

by David Lamb
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Synopsis

A 'slippery slope' argument in medical ethics is one that opposes itself to a new proposal on the grounds that it is not per se intolerable but will lead to a situation that is. Lamb evaluates such arguments, demonstrating their centrality to the subject.

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Book Details

Published
February 1, 1988
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780709941668

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