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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Main Authors: Michele Farisco, Kathinka Evers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13010-017-0053-9