Reviving Brain Death: A Functionalist View

Recently both whole brain death (WBD) and higher brain death (HBD) have come under attack. These attacks, we argue, are successful, leaving supporters of both views without a firm foundation. This state of affairs has been described as “the death of brain death.” Returning to a cardiopulmonary defin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of bioethical inquiry 2013-10, Vol.10 (3), p.383-392
Hauptverfasser:	LiPuma, Samuel H., DeMarco, Joseph P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brain Brain Death Consciousness Death Ethics Ethics, Medical Functionalism (Psychology) Humans Medical Law Medicine Medicine & Public Health Original Research Personhood Theory of Medicine/Bioethics Unconsciousness
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