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Autore |
Lizza John P. <1957-> |
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Titolo |
Persons, humanity, and the definition of death / / John P. Lizza |
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Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (227 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Death - Proof and certification |
Brain death |
Humanity |
Persons |
Medical jurisprudence |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-205) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: The Biological Paradigm of Death -- 1 Establishment of the Biological Paradigm -- 2 Defining Death: Beyond Biology -- 3 Concepts of Person -- 4 Persons as Substances -- 5 The Constitutive View of Persons -- 6 Persons as Human Organisms -- 7 Persons as Qualities or Phases of Human Organisms -- 8 Public Policy and the Definition of Death -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Through an analysis of legal and clinical cases and a discussion of alternative concepts of personhood, Lizza casts greater light on the underlying themes of a complex debate. |
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