The Definition of Death
Contemporary Controversies
Published on 10. December 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-8018-7229-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Definition of Death: Contemporary Controversies is the first comprehensive review of the clinical, philosophical, and public policy implications of our effort to redefine the change in status from living person to corpse. It is the result of a collaboration among internationally recognized scholars from the fields of medicine, philosophy, social science, law, and religious studies. Throughout, the contributors struggle to reconcile inconsistencies and gaps in our traditional understanding of death and to respond to the public's concern that, in the determination of death under current policies, patients' interests may be compromised by the demand for organ retrieval.
Reviews / Votes
A multitude of closely reasoned, well-written essays... required reading. Journal of the American Medical Association This is an excellent book... An engaging and fascinating collection of short articles. British Medical Journal The authors recognize in their analyses that the definition of death is as much a social or value construct as a scientific one. Ethics, Law, and Aging Review This book is an excellent compilation of articles stating the present position in relation to brain death and clearly demonstrates the ethical dilemmas surrounding the concept of death and its determination in practice. It can be wholeheartedly recommended to those interested in brain death from almost any perspective. Journal of Medical EthicsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-7229-7 (9780801872297)
DOI
10.56021/9780801870231
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Stuart J. Youngner | Robert M. Arnold | Renie Schapiro
The Definition of Death
Contemporary Controversies
Book
05/1999
Johns Hopkins University Press
€76.95
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Persons
Stuart J. Youngner, M.D., is the Susan E. Watson Professor of Bioethics and chairman of the Department of Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University. Robert M. Arnold, M.D., is a professor of medicine, the director of the Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, and the Dr. Leo H. Criep Chair in Patient Care at the University of Pittsburgh. Renie Schapiro, M.P.H., is a consultant to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and a freelance writer and editor in Madison, Wisconsin.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
List of Contributors
Part I: The Historical and Clinical Framework
Chapter 1. Brain Death in a Cultural Context: The Reconstruction of Death, 1967-1981
Chapter 2. Clinical Standards and Technological Confirmatory Tests in Diagnosing Brain Death
Part II: The Interface Between Philosophy and the Clinic
Chapter 3. How Much of the Brain Must Be Dead?
Chapter 4. Refinements in the Definition and Criterion of Death
Chapter 5. Of the Brainstem Criterion of Death
Chapter 6. The Persisting Perplexities in the Determination of Death
Part III: Revisiting Statues on Brain Death
Chapter 7. The Bifurcated Legal Standard for Determining Death: Does It Work?
Chapter 8. The Conscience Clause: How Much Individual Choice in Defining Death Can Our Society Tolerate?
Chapter 9. The Unimportance of Death
Part IV: Public Attitudes About Brain Death in the United States
Chapter 10. American Attitudes and Beliefs About Brain Death: The Empirical Literature
Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Life and Death: Christian Fundamentalism and Medical Science
Chapter 12. The Definition of Death in Jewish Law
Part V: International Perspectives
Chapter 13. Brain Death, Ethics, and Politics in Denmark
Chapter 14. The Problem of Brain Death: Japanese Disputes About Bodies and Modernity
Chapter 15. Defining Death in Germany: Brain Death and Its Discontents
Part VI: Public Policy Considerations
Chapter 16. Dusk, Dawn, and Defining Death: Legal Classifications and Biological Categories
Chapter 17. The Role of the Public in Public Policy on the Definition of Death
Part VII: The Future of Death
Chapter 18. Death in a Technological and Pluralistic Culture
Chapter 19. Redefining Death: The Mirage of Consensus
Chapter 20. Where Do We Go From Here?
Index
Introduction
List of Contributors
Part I: The Historical and Clinical Framework
Chapter 1. Brain Death in a Cultural Context: The Reconstruction of Death, 1967-1981
Chapter 2. Clinical Standards and Technological Confirmatory Tests in Diagnosing Brain Death
Part II: The Interface Between Philosophy and the Clinic
Chapter 3. How Much of the Brain Must Be Dead?
Chapter 4. Refinements in the Definition and Criterion of Death
Chapter 5. Of the Brainstem Criterion of Death
Chapter 6. The Persisting Perplexities in the Determination of Death
Part III: Revisiting Statues on Brain Death
Chapter 7. The Bifurcated Legal Standard for Determining Death: Does It Work?
Chapter 8. The Conscience Clause: How Much Individual Choice in Defining Death Can Our Society Tolerate?
Chapter 9. The Unimportance of Death
Part IV: Public Attitudes About Brain Death in the United States
Chapter 10. American Attitudes and Beliefs About Brain Death: The Empirical Literature
Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Life and Death: Christian Fundamentalism and Medical Science
Chapter 12. The Definition of Death in Jewish Law
Part V: International Perspectives
Chapter 13. Brain Death, Ethics, and Politics in Denmark
Chapter 14. The Problem of Brain Death: Japanese Disputes About Bodies and Modernity
Chapter 15. Defining Death in Germany: Brain Death and Its Discontents
Part VI: Public Policy Considerations
Chapter 16. Dusk, Dawn, and Defining Death: Legal Classifications and Biological Categories
Chapter 17. The Role of the Public in Public Policy on the Definition of Death
Part VII: The Future of Death
Chapter 18. Death in a Technological and Pluralistic Culture
Chapter 19. Redefining Death: The Mirage of Consensus
Chapter 20. Where Do We Go From Here?
Index