Self and other in global bioethics: Critical hermeneutics and the example of different death concepts

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-145

  Zeiler, Kristin ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Culture; Death concepts; Difference; Global bioethics; Hermeneutics; Other; Sameness; Self

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BIOETHICS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONALITY; PERSONHOOD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; BIOETHICS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONALITY; PERSONHOOD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL VALUES; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 64649105554     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-009-9186-y     Document Type: Article

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