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Respect for the dead and dying

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Abstract

Against the thesis that permanently unconscious persons cannot be harmed, and thus are not owed moral deference, it is argued that even the dead can be harmed and are owed moral respect, so a fortiori those dubiously or not quite dead deserve some moral deference.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)409-416
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Medicine and Philosophy (United Kingdom)
Volume9
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1984

Keywords

  • Comatose
  • Euthanasia
  • Former person
  • Personhood
  • Right

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