03511nam 22007212 450 991078444440332120151005020621.01-107-14670-41-280-45811-90-511-61448-90-511-18161-20-511-12577-10-511-19844-20-511-29934-60-511-12491-0(CKB)1000000000353449(EBL)254916(OCoLC)173351174(SSID)ssj0000174907(PQKBManifestationID)11922844(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000174907(PQKBWorkID)10188353(PQKB)11528776(UkCbUP)CR9780511614484(MiAaPQ)EBC254916(Au-PeEL)EBL254916(CaPaEBR)ebr10298157(CaONFJC)MIL45811(OCoLC)69952291(PPN)261367684(EXLCZ)99100000000035344920090914d2005|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHuman identity and bioethics /David DeGrazia[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2005.1 online resource (xi, 300 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-53268-X 0-521-82561-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Human persons: numerical identity and essence -- Human persons: narrative identity and self-creation -- Identity, what we are, and the definition of death -- Advance directives, dementia, and the someone else problem -- Enhancement technologies and self-creation -- Prenatal identity: genetic interventions, reproductive choices.When philosophers address personal identity, they usually explore numerical identity: what are the criteria for a person's continuing existence? When non-philosophers address personal identity, they often have in mind narrative identity: Which characteristics of a particular person are salient to her self-conception? This book develops accounts of both senses of identity, arguing that both are normatively important, and is unique in its exploration of a range of issues in bioethics through the lens of identity. Defending a biological view of our numerical identity and a framework for understanding narrative identity, DeGrazia investigates various issues for which considerations of identity prove critical: the definition of death; the authority of advance directives in cases of severe dementia; the use of enhancement technologies; prenatal genetic interventions; and certain types of reproductive choices. He demonstrates the power of personal identity theory to illuminate issues in bioethics as they bring philosophical theory to life.Human Identity & BioethicsIdentity (Philosophical concept)IdentificationHuman beingsBioethicsIdentity (Philosophical concept)Identification.Human beings.Bioethics.179/.7DeGrazia David471917UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910784444403321Human identity and bioethics3675885UNINA