The definition of death : contemporary controversies

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The definition of death : contemporary controversies

edited by Stuart J. Youngner, Robert M. Arnold and Renie Schapiro

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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ISBN 9780801859854

内容説明

Our changing moral and legal attitudes towards end-of-life decisions and an increasing recognition of cultural diversity (many Orthodox Jews, for example, do not accept loss of brain function as a valid measure of death) have also challenged the apparent social concensus about death. This text offers a comprehensive review of the clinical, philosophical and public policy implications of our effort to redefine the change in status from living person to corpse. The book 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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Acknowledgments Introduction List of Contributors Part I: The Historical and Clinical Framework Chapter 1. Brain Death in a Cultural Context: The Reconstruction of Death, 1967-1981 Chapter 2. Clinical Standards and Technological Confirmatory Tests in Diagnosing Brain Death Part II: The Interface Between Philosophy and the Clinic Chapter 3. How Much of the Brain Must Be Dead? Chapter 4. Refinements in the Definition and Criterion of Death Chapter 5. Of the Brainstem Criterion of Death Chapter 6. The Persisting Perplexities in the Determination of Death Part III: Revisiting Statues on Brain Death Chapter 7. The Bifurcated Legal Standard for Determining Death: Does It Work? Chapter 8. The Conscience Clause: How Much Individual Choice in Defining Death Can Our Society Tolerate? Chapter 9. The Unimportance of Death Part IV: Public Attitudes About Brain Death in the United States Chapter 10. American Attitudes and Beliefs About Brain Death: The Empirical Literature Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Life and Death: Christian Fundamentalism and Medical Science Chapter 12. The Definition of Death in Jewish Law Part V: International Perspectives Chapter 13. Brain Death, Ethics, and Politics in Denmark Chapter 14. The Problem of Brain Death: Japanese Disputes About Bodies and Modernity Chapter 15. Defining Death in Germany: Brain Death and Its Discontents Part VI: Public Policy Considerations Chapter 16. Dusk, Dawn, and Defining Death: Legal Classifications and Biological Categories Chapter 17. The Role of the Public in Public Policy on the Definition of Death Part VII: The Future of Death Chapter 18. Death in a Technological and Pluralistic Culture Chapter 19. Redefining Death: The Mirage of Consensus Chapter 20. Where Do We Go From Here? Index
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: [pbk] ISBN 9780801872297

内容説明

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.

目次

Acknowledgments Introduction List of Contributors Part I: The Historical and Clinical Framework Chapter 1. Brain Death in a Cultural Context: The Reconstruction of Death, 1967-1981 Chapter 2. Clinical Standards and Technological Confirmatory Tests in Diagnosing Brain Death Part II: The Interface Between Philosophy and the Clinic Chapter 3. How Much of the Brain Must Be Dead? Chapter 4. Refinements in the Definition and Criterion of Death Chapter 5. Of the Brainstem Criterion of Death Chapter 6. The Persisting Perplexities in the Determination of Death Part III: Revisiting Statues on Brain Death Chapter 7. The Bifurcated Legal Standard for Determining Death: Does It Work? Chapter 8. The Conscience Clause: How Much Individual Choice in Defining Death Can Our Society Tolerate? Chapter 9. The Unimportance of Death Part IV: Public Attitudes About Brain Death in the United States Chapter 10. American Attitudes and Beliefs About Brain Death: The Empirical Literature Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Life and Death: Christian Fundamentalism and Medical Science Chapter 12. The Definition of Death in Jewish Law Part V: International Perspectives Chapter 13. Brain Death, Ethics, and Politics in Denmark Chapter 14. The Problem of Brain Death: Japanese Disputes About Bodies and Modernity Chapter 15. Defining Death in Germany: Brain Death and Its Discontents Part VI: Public Policy Considerations Chapter 16. Dusk, Dawn, and Defining Death: Legal Classifications and Biological Categories Chapter 17. The Role of the Public in Public Policy on the Definition of Death Part VII: The Future of Death Chapter 18. Death in a Technological and Pluralistic Culture Chapter 19. Redefining Death: The Mirage of Consensus Chapter 20. Where Do We Go From Here? Index

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