Human Identity and Bioethics by David DeGrazia (English) Paperback Book

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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.

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through the various perspectives of philosophical and nonphilosophical

Author Biography

David DeGrazia earned a B.A. from the University of Chicago, an M.St. from Oxford University, and a Ph.D. from Gerogetown University, each in philosophy. He has been teaching philosophy and biomedical ethics at George Washington University since 1989. He is the author of Taking Animals Seriously (Cambridge University Press) and of articles published in such journals as Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, Public Affairs Quarterly, History of Philosophy Quarterly, and Southern Journal of Philosophy.

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.

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This book explores numerical and narrative accounts of identity, through philosophical and non-philosophical perspectives.

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When philosophers address personal identity, they usually explore numerical identity: what are the criteria for a person's continuing existence? When non-philosophers address it, they often have in mind narrative identity: which characteristics of a particular person are salient to her self-conception? This book develops accounts of both senses of identity.

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When philosophers address personal identity, they usually explore numerical identity: what are the criteria for a person's continuing existence? When non-philosophers address it, they often have in mind narrative identity: which characteristics of a particular person are salient to her self-conception? This book develops accounts of both senses of identity.

Details ISBN052153268X Author David DeGrazia Short Title HUMAN IDENTITY & BIOETHICS Publisher Cambridge University Press Language English ISBN-10 052153268X ISBN-13 9780521532686 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 179.7 Year 2005 Publication Date 2005-06-30 Pages 316 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Affiliation George Washington University, Washington DC DOI 10.1604/9780521532686 Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2005-06-13 AU Release Date 2005-06-13 NZ Release Date 2005-06-13 Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises We've got this

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