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...

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Auteurs principaux: Kahane, G, Savulescu, J
Autres auteurs: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy Inc
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: Oxford University Press 2009
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