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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Главные авторы: Kahane, G, Savulescu, J
Другие авторы: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy Inc
Формат: Journal article
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Oxford University Press 2009
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