Some physicians refuse to perform life-sustaining interventions, such as tracheostomy, on
patients who are very likely to remain permanently unconscious. To explain their refusal …

This Element considers current legal, ethical, metaphysical and medical controversies
concerning brain death. There are several foci of ethical concern when families and …

Ethical reflection can play an important role in optimizing the management of patients with
Disorders of Consciousness, for instance, revealing both good and bad practices. In fact …

Presuming readers start with no background in philosophy, this enhanced introduction to
bioethics first provides balanced, philosophically based coverage of moral reasoning, moral …

Neuroscience has added to our understanding of the brains and minds of non-human
animals (hereafter referred to as animals), and the many ways that they are similar to human …

This book explores the ethical implications of managing uncertainty in clinical decision-
making during the COVID-19 pandemic. It develops an ethics of clinical uncertainty that …

Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) dringt kontinuierlich in immer mehr Lebensbereiche vor und löst
dort umfassende Transformationen aus. Geradeauf epistemischer Ebene bergen KI …

Neuroscience has added to our understanding of the brains and minds of non‐human
animals, and the many ways that they are similar to human brains and minds. This chapter …

Abstract (A free Open Access book published under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence.) Can
octopuses feel pain or pleasure? Can we tell if a person unresponsive after severe injury …

Zusammenfassung Ein Leben im Wachkoma ist eine extreme menschenmögliche
Seinsweise, in der die Menschen komplett pflegebedürftig und häufig vital geschwächt sind …