Brain damage and the moral significance of consciousness
Neuroimaging studies of brain-damaged patients diagnosed as in the vegetative state suggest that the patients might be conscious. This might seem to raise no new ethical questions given that in related disputes both sides agree that evidence for consciousness gives strong reason to preserve life. We...
Main Authors: | Kahane, G, Savulescu, J |
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Outros Autores: | The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy Inc |
Formato: | Journal article |
Idioma: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2009
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