Persons, humanity, and the definition of death / / John P. Lizza
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (227 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 614/.1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Death - Proof and certification |
| Brain death | |
| Humanity | |
| Persons | |
| Medical jurisprudence | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-205) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Persons, humanity, and the definition of death |
| ISBN: | 0-8018-8899-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910817646103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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