Persons, humanity, and the definition of death /

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In this riveting and timely work, John P. Lizza presents the first comprehensive analysis of personhood and humanity in the context of defining death. Rejecting the common assumption that human or personal death is simply a biological phenomenon for biologists or physicians to define, Lizza argues t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lizza, John P., 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Death > Proof and certification.
Brain death.
Humanity.
Persons.
Medical jurisprudence.
Caring.
Death.
Death
Brain Death
Forensic Medicine
Jurisprudence
Personhood
Public Policy
Décès > Constatation.
Mort cérébrale.
Humanité (Morale)
Personnes.
Médecine légale.
Mort.
people (agents)
forensic medicine.
deaths.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
Caring
Brain death
Death > Proof and certification
Humanity
Medical jurisprudence
Persons
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Establishment of the biological paradigm
  • Defining death: beyond biology
  • Concepts of person
  • Persons as substances
  • The constitutive view of persons
  • Persons as human organisms
  • Persons as qualities or phases of human organisms
  • Public policy and the definition of death.

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