"The Definition of Death: Contemporary Controversies" is the first comprehensive review of the clinical, philosophical, and public policy implications of our effort to redefine the change in status from living person to corpse. It is the result of a collaboration among internationally recognized scholars from the fields of medicine, philosophy, social science, law, and religious studies. Throughout, the contributors struggle to reconcile inconsistencies and gaps in our traditional understanding of death and to respond to the public's concern that, in the determination of death under current policies, patients' interests may be compromised by the demand for organ retrieval.
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"The Definition of Death: Contemporary Controversies" is the first comprehensive review of the clinical, philosophical, and public policy implications of our effort to redefine the change in status from living person to corpse. It is the result of a collaboration among internationally recognized scholars from the fields of medicine, philosophy, social science, law, and religious studies. Throughout, the contributors struggle to reconcile inconsistencies and gaps in our traditional understanding of death and to respond to the public's concern that, in the determination of death under current policies, patients' interests may be compromised by the demand for organ retrieval.
Imprint | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | December 2002 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 1999 |
Editors | Stuart J. Youngner, Robert M. Arnold, Renie Schapiro |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 368 |
Edition | Revised |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8018-7229-7 |
Barcode | 9780801872297 |
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LSN | 0-8018-7229-4 |