Controversial bodies : thoughts on the public display of plastinated corpses

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Controversial bodies : thoughts on the public display of plastinated corpses

edited by John D. Lantos

Johns Hopkins University Press, c2011

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-139) and index

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内容説明

Controversial, fascinating, disturbing, and often beautiful, plastinated human bodies-such as those found at Body Worlds exhibitions throughout the world-have gripped the public's imagination. These displays have been lauded as educational, sparked protests, and drawn millions of visitors. This book looks at the powerful sway these corpses hold over their living audiences everywhere. Plastination was invented in the 1970s by German anatomist Gunther von Hagens. The process transforms living tissues into moldable plastic that can then be hardened into a permanent shape. Von Hagens first exhibited his expertly dissected, artfully posed plastinated bodies in Japan in 1995. Since then, his shows have continuously attracted so many paying customers that they have inspired imitators, brought accusations of unethical or even illegal behavior, and ignited vigorous debates among scientists, educators, religious leaders, and law enforcement officials. These lively, thought-provoking, and sometimes personal essays reflect on such public displays from ethical, legal, cultural, religious, pedagogical, and aesthetic perspectives. They examine what lies behind the exhibitions' popularity and explore the ramifications of turning corpses into a spectacle of amusement. Contributions from bioethicists, historians, physicians, anatomists, theologians, and novelists dig deeply into issues that compel, upset, and unsettle us all.

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Acknowledgments List of Contributors Introduction: Plastination in Historical Perspective Chapter 1. Being Non-biodegradable: The Lonely Fate of Metameat Chapter 2. Lifelike Humans: Playing Poker with James Bond and Ted Williams Chapter 3. More Wondrous and More Worthy to Behold: The Future of Public Anatomy Chapter 4. Resisting the Allure of the Lifelike Dead Chapter 5. Detachment Has Consequences: A Note of Caution from Medical Students' Experiences of Cadaver Dissection Chapter 6. The History and Potential of Public Anatomy Chapter 7. What Would Dr. William Hunter Think about Bodies Revealed? Chapter 8. Vive la difference: Gunther von Hagens and His Maligned Copycats Chapter 9. Normative Objections to Posing Plastinated Bodies: An Ethics of Bodily Repose Chapter 10. For Ronnie and Donnie Chapter 11. The Creeping Illusionizing of Identity from Neurobiology to Newgenics Chapter 12. Craft and Narrative in Body Worlds: An Aesthetic Consideration Afterword: Plastination's Share of Mind Notes Suggested Further Reading Index

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