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Persons and their bodies : rights, responsibilities, relationships /

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Debate regarding organ sales is largely innocent of the history of thought on the matter. This volume seeks to remedy this shortcoming. The essays included encompass the views of Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Kant, Hegel, Mill and Christianity, as well as particular methodological approaches.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cherry, Mark J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, [1999]
Series:Philosophy and medicine ; v. 60.
Subjects:
Medical ethics.
Human body > Moral and ethical aspects.
Sale of organs, tissues, etc. > Moral and ethical aspects.
Tissue and Organ Procurement > economics.
Commerce > economics.
Ethics, Medical.
Living Donors.
Sale of organs, tissues, etc. > Moral and ethical.
Health.
Medicine.
Social Science.
Philosophy.
Éthique medicale.
Corps humain > Aspect moral.
Vente d'organes, de tissus, etc. > Aspect moral.
Menselijk lichaam.
Ethische aspecten.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Sect. 1. Bodies and persons: ontological questions
  • Sect. 2. Natural law and natural rights
  • Sect. 3. Metaphysical quandaries and moral questions
  • Sect. 4. The body for profit: organ sales and moral theory
  • Sect. 5. Persons and their bodies: key arguments and contemporary critiques.