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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Autori principali: Kahane, G, Savulescu, J
Altri autori: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy Inc
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Oxford University Press 2009
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