TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lizza, John P., 1957- 
TI  - Persons, humanity, and the definition of death
SN  - 0801882508 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
AV  - RA1063 .L59 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Baltimore, Md.
PB  - Johns Hopkins University Press
KW  - Death
KW  - Proof and certification
KW  - Brain death
KW  - Humanity
KW  - Persons
KW  - Medical jurisprudence
KW  - Brain Death
KW  - Jurisprudence
KW  - Personhood
KW  - Public Policy
N1  -  Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-205) and index; Establishment of the biological paradigm -- Defining death : beyond biology -- Concepts of person -- Persons as substances -- The constitutive view of persons -- Persons as human organisms -- Persons as qualities or phases of human organisms -- Public policy and the definition of death
N2  -  "In this timely work, John P. Lizza presents the first comprehensive analysis of personhood and humanity in the context of defining death. Rejecting the common assumption that human or personal death is simply a biological         phenomenon for biologists or physicians to define, Lizza  argues that the definition of death is also a matter for metaphysical reflection, moral choice, and cultural acceptance."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -