The Impending Collapse of the Whole-Brain Definition of Death
No one really believes that literally all functions of the entire brain must be lost for an individual to be dead. A better definition of death involves a higher brain orientation.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1993
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| In: |
The Hastings Center report
Year: 1993, Volume: 23, Issue: 4, Pages: 18-24 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | No one really believes that literally all functions of the entire brain must be lost for an individual to be dead. A better definition of death involves a higher brain orientation. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-146X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3562586 |
