New definitions of death for organ donation, the: a multidisciplinary analysis from the perspective of christian ethics. foreword by professor josef m. seifert
Auteur :
Nguyen, Doyen
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN :
9783034332774
Date de publication :
18 avr. 2018
Dimensions :
22,5 x 15,5 cm
Poids :
876 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
Critical analysis of the moral soundness of the "brain death" and "controlled cardiac/circulatory death" protocols used in organ transplantation. Analyzes the rationales supporting these new definitions of death, and argues against them, showing that they contradict both Aristotelian-Thomistic metaphysics and contemporary biophilosophy.