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The Ethics of Uncertainty: Entangled Ethical and Epistemic Risks in Disorders of Consciousness

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The Ethics of Uncertainty: Entangled Ethical and Epistemic Risks in Disorders of Consciousness - Johnson, L Syd M
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This is the first book-length, empirically-informed philosophical treatment of disorders of consciousness. The book puts forward a compelling ethical approach focused on uncertainty, epistemic and ethical risk, and justice. Bioethicist L. Syd M Johnson rejects longstanding ethical dogmas about the significance of consciousness for moral standing and personhood, and provides a new approach to medical decision making in the presence of uncertainty. With applications to medical decisions and beyond, this ethical approach ...

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The Ethics of Uncertainty: Entangled Ethical and Epistemic Risks in Disorders of Consciousness 2021, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780190943646

Hardcover