Description |
xx, 346 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Ch. 1. Brain death in cultural context: the reconstruction of death, 1967-1981 -- Ch. 2. Clinical standards and technological confirmatory tests in diagnosing brain death -- Ch. 3. How much of the brain must be dead? -- Ch. 4. Refinements in the definition and criterion of death -- Ch. 5. On the brainstem criterion of death -- Ch. 6. The persisting perplexities in the determination of death -- Ch. 7. The bifurcated legal standard for determining death: does it work? -- |
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Ch. 8. The conscience clause: how much individual choice in defining death can our society tolerate? -- |
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Ch. 9. The unimportance of death -- Ch. 10. American attitudes and beliefs about brain death: the empirical literature -- Ch. 11. Fundamentals of life and death: Christian fundamentalism and medical science -- Ch. 12. The definition of death in Jewish law -- Ch. 13. Brain death, ethics, and politics in Denmark -- Ch. 14. The problem of brain death: Japanese disputes about bodies and modernity -- Ch. 15. Defining death in Germany: brain death and its discontents -- Ch. |
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16. Dusk, dawn, and defining death: legal classifications and biological categories -- |
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Ch. 17. The role of the public in public policy on the definition of death -- Ch. 18. Death in a technological and pluralistic culture -- Ch. 19. Redefining death: the mirage of consensus -- Ch. 20. Where do we go from here? |
Subject |
Death -- Proof and certification.
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Brain death.
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Attitude to Death.
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Ethics, Medical.
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Added Author |
Youngner, Stuart J.
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Arnold, Robert M., 1957-
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Schapiro, Renie.
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ISBN |
0801859859 alkaline paper |
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