This paper provides a new rationale for equating brain death with the death of the human
organism, in light of well-known criticisms made by Alan D Shewmon, Franklin Miller and …

The dominant conception of brain death as the death of the whole brain constitutes an
unstable compromise between the view that a person ceases to exist when she irreversibly …

In the early days of the Karen Ann Quinlan case it was suggested by some not closely
involved in the case that she was dead according to a new definition of death. 1-3 Those …

At its inception,“brain death” was proposed not as a coherent concept but as a useful one.
The 1968 Ad Hoc Committee of the Harvard Medical School to Examine the Definition of …

Let's begin with what we know: One way or another, we all die. What we don't know
precisely is when death occurs. Yet however inaccurate our definition of death may be, it …

Many accounts of the historical development of neurological criteria for determination of
death insufficiently distinguish between two strands of interpretation advanced by advocates …

Originally published in 1985, this book examines the concept of death against the
background of dramatic changes in medical technology. The book argues that 'brain …

The whole brain-death criterion of death now enjoys a wide acceptance both within the
medical profession and among the general public. That acceptance is in large part the …

Michael Nair-Collins and Franklin Miller are right to emphasise that, in order to deliberate
responsibly about ethical and legal questions related to brain death and organ donation, it is …

Brain death or determination of death based on the neurological criterion has been an
enduring source of controversy in academic and clinical circles. The controversy chiefly …