Personal Identity as a Principle of Biomedical Ethics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)

This book brings together the debate concerning personal identity (in metaphysics) and central topics in biomedical ethics (conception of birth and death; autonomy, living wills and paternalism). Based on a metaphysical account of personal identity in the sense of persistence and conditions for human beings, conceptions for beginning of life, and death are developed. Based on a biographical account of personality, normative questions concerning autonomy, euthanasia, living wills and medical paternalism are dealt with. By these means the book shows that "personal identity" has different meanings which have to be distinguished so that human persistence and personality can be used to deal with central questions in biomedical ethics.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Philosophy and Medicine, 126
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2017
Authors:	Michael Quante
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	249
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-86022-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Bio-ethics Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology
LSN:	3-319-86022-4
Barcode:	9783319860220

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