Ethics and the acquisition of organs /
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
Publication Dates: |
2015. ©2011 |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Issues in biomedical ethics
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Carrier Form: | x, 209 pages ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780199607860 (hardback : alkaline paper) : 0199607869 (hardback : alkaline paper) 9780198709596 0198709595 |
Index Number: | RD129 |
CLC: | R617-05 |
Call Number: | R617-05/W687 |
Contents: | 1. Introduction : The shortage of organs ; Why are organs scarce and is a shortage unavoidable? ; Plan of the book -- 2. Transplantation and rights over our bodies : Moral rights ; Bodily integrity ; Personal sovereignty ; Conflicts with personal sovereignty ; Personal sovereignty and informed consent ; Self-ownership and property rights ; Criticism of rights -- Conclusion -- 3. The possibility of posthumous harm : Intuitions about posthumous harm ; The experience requirement and theories of well-being ; The problem of the subject and the ante-mortem person ; Backwards causation ; When does |