| Beyond Brain Death: The Case Against Brain Based Criteria for Human Death 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Potts, M. (Editor), Byrne, P. a. (Editor), Nilges, R. G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1402003668 ISBN-13: 9781402003660 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: Beyond Brain Death offers a provocative challenge to one of the most widely accepted conclusions of contemporary bioethics: the position that brain death marks the death of the human person. Eleven chapters by physicians, philosophers, and theologians present the case against brain-based criteria for human death. Each author believes that this position calls into question the moral acceptability of the transplantation of unpaired vital organs from brain-dead patients who have continuing function of the circulatory system. One strength of the book is its international approach to the question: contributors are from the United States, the United Kingdom, Liechtenstein, and Japan. This book will appeal to a wide audience, including physicians and other health care professionals, philosophers, theologians, medical sociologists, and social workers. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Ethics - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Medical | Surgery - Transplant |
| Dewey: 616.078 |
| Series: Philosophy and Medicine |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.38" W x 9.22" (0.92 lbs) 274 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Beyond Brain Death offers a provocative challenge to one of the most widely accepted conclusions of contemporary bioethics: the position that brain death marks the death of the human person. Eleven chapters by physicians, philosophers, and theologians present the case against brain-based criteria for human death. Each author believes that this position calls into question the moral acceptability of the transplantation of unpaired vital organs from brain-dead patients who have continuing function of the circulatory system. One strength of the book is its international approach to the question: contributors are from the United States, the United Kingdom, Liechtenstein, and Japan. This book will appeal to a wide audience, including physicians and other health care professionals, philosophers, theologians, medical sociologists, and social workers. |