The ethical relevance of the unconscious
Abstract Background Ethical analyses of disorders of consciousness traditionally focus on residual awareness. Going one step further, this paper explores the potential ethical relevance of the unawareness retained by patients with disorders of consciousness, focusing specifically on the ethical impl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13010-017-0053-9 |