Human Identity and Bioethics
Human Identity and Bioethics
David DeGrazia, George Washington University, Washington DC
June 2005
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Paperback
9780521532686
When philosophers address personal identity, they usually explore numerical identity. When non-philosophers address personal identity, they often have in mind narrative identity. This book develops accounts of both senses of identity, arguing that both are normatively important, and is unique in its exploration of a wide range of issues in bioethics through the lens of identity. Defending a biological view of our numerical identity and a framework for understanding narrative identity, David DeGrazia investigates various issues for which considerations of identity prove critical.
- Explores a wide range of issues in bioethics through the lens of human identity
- Both numerical and narrative identity are discussed, as well as the distinctions between the two
- Multidisciplinary: relevant for those researching medicine, genetics, embryology, law, public policy
Product details
June 2005Paperback
9780521532686
316 pages
228 × 153 × 20 mm
0.417kg
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Human persons: numerical identity and essence
- 3. Human persons: narrative identity and self-creation
- 4. Identity, what we are, and the definition of death
- 5. Advance directives, dementia, and the someone else problem
- 6. Enhancement technologies and self-creation
- 7. Prenatal identity: genetic interventions, reproductive choices.
