Ivan Illich on Artificial Life Support and Dignified Suffering

„The new experience that has replaced dignified suffering is artificially prolonged, opaque, depersonalized maintenance.“

Ivan IllichIvan Illich questions artificial life support and the depersonalization of dying in modern medicine.
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Ivan Illich was an Austrian-American philosopher, social critic, and priest, known for his critical views on modern society and institutions.

Ivan Illich critiques the artificial prolongation of life and the depersonalization of modern medical care.


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Ivan Illich (1926–2002) was an Austrian-American philosopher, social critic, and priest. He criticized industrial society and the institutionalization of life, especially in medicine and education. Illich's work influenced numerous social theorists and activists.

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