Do brain tissue transplants alter personal identity? Inadequacies of some "standard" arguments
Currently, brain tissue transplantations are being developed as a clinical-therapeutic tool in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease. From an ethical point of view, distinguishing between the preservation and an alteration of personal identity seems to be ce...
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BMJ Publ.
1996
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1996, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 174-180 |
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