In fascinating recent work, some philosophers have argued that it would be morally
permissible and prudentially rational to sign up for cryonics—if you can afford the price tag of …

This dissertation discusses several ethical and moral issues which arise from the cryonics
movement. Within each section, the question is posed: how does that problem impact on …

Cryonics is the practice of cryopreserving the bodies or brains of legally dead individuals
with the hope that these individuals will be reanimated in the future. A standard argument for …

Cryonic suspension is a relatively new technology that offers those who can afford it the
chance to be 'frozen'for future revival when they reach the ends of their lives. This paper will …

This chapter examines the ethical implications of cryopreservation. Cryopreservation is
usually performed soon after the heart has stopped beating, and after the individual has …

Cryonics is the low temperature preservation of people who can no longer be sustained by
contemporary medicine in the hope that future medicine will make it possible to revive them …

Cryonics—also known as cryopreservation or cryosuspension—is the preservation of legally
dead individuals at ultra-low temperatures. Those who undergo this procedure hope that …

Cryonics, the 'freezing'of the human body after death in the hope of reanimation in the future,
remains a remote possibility, and yet it is becoming a more popular choice. There has been …

Cryonics, the 'freezing'of the human body after death in the hope of reanimation in the future,
remains a remote possibility, and yet it is becoming a more popular choice. There has been …

Cryonics involves the low-temperature freezing of human corpses in the hope that they will
one day be reanimated. Its advocates see it as a medical treatment but as in any medical …