Liesl van Seil
Philosophy lecturer specializing in virtue ethics at the University of Waikato in New Zealand, featured to discuss assisted dying and perceptions of burdensomeness.
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Apr 1, 2026 • 29min
'Being a burden' and assisted dying
Liesl van Seil, a philosophy lecturer in virtue ethics from the University of Waikato, explores assisted dying through the lens of flourishing and moral character. She contrasts virtue ethics with autonomy and utilitarian approaches. Short takes cover caregivers' real burdens, physicians' roles and conscience, when assisted dying might be virtuous, and slippery-slope risks in practice.
