1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991000715799707536

Autore

O'Hagan, Anthony

Titolo

Bayesian inference / Anthony O'Hagan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : E. Arnold, 1994

ISBN

0340529229

Descrizione fisica

xii, 330 p. ; 26 cm.

Collana

Kendall's advanced theory og statistics ; 2B

Classificazione

AMS 62F15

Altri autori (Persone)

Kendall, Maurice G.

Disciplina

519.5

Soggetti

Bayesian inference

Mathematical statistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910300582703321

Autore

Minerva Francesca

Titolo

The Ethics of Cryonics : Is it Immoral to be Immortal? / / by Francesca Minerva

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018

ISBN

9783319785998

3319785990

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 135 p.)

Collana

Palgrave Pivot

Disciplina

363.75

Soggetti

Science - Social aspects

Bioethics

Physical anthropology

Science and Technology Studies

Physical-Biological Anthropology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Pausing Death -- 3. Resuming Life -- 4. The Death Conundrum -- 5. The Immortality Conundrum -- 6. Cryothanasia -- 7. Cryosuspension of Pregnancy.

Sommario/riassunto

Cryonics-also known as cryopreservation or cryosuspension-is the preservation of legally dead individuals at ultra-low temperatures. Those who undergo this procedure hope that future technology will not only succeed in reviving them, but also cure them of the condition that led to their demise. In this sense, some hope that cryopreservation will allow people to continue living indefinitely. This book discusses the moral concerns of cryonics, both as a medical procedure and as an intermediate step toward life extension. In particular, Minerva analyses the moral issues surrounding cryonics-related techniques (including the hypothetical cryosuspension of fetuses as an alternative to abortion) by focusing on how they might impact the individuals who undergo cryosuspension, as well as society at large. .