<em>'Corpore sano in mens sana'</em>. The Morality of Blood Donation

Modern conceptions of health separate body from soul in the familiar Cartesian dualism. In blood donation this separation is easy to identify: embodiment is a civilizing process, and altruism is the moral basis that supports it. The donor is treated as essentially a vessel of blood, a mere container...

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Main Author: Casado Neira, David
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2006-11-01
Series:Athenea Digital
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Online Access:http://antalya.uab.es/athenea/num10/casado.pdf