Brain death: a finished discussion?

Authors

  • Edison Moraes Rodrigues Filho Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos.
  • José Roque Junges Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos.

Abstract

This article is a narrative review of the main authors who establish objections to the use of the concept of brain death as a synonym for death. It focuses on their biological and philosophical inconsistencies of the concept and proposes the discussion of the topic using the epistemological concepts of Popper and Kuhn. The
article adopts the concepts of biopower and biopolitics as tools in the analysis of brain death, especially in relation to the inevitable intersection with organ donation and transplants.

Keywords:

Brain death. Bioethics. Transplantation.
Vol. 23 No. 3 (2015): Rev. bioét. (Impr.). 2015; 23 (3)

Published:

2015-11-26

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How to Cite

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Filho EMR, Junges JR. Brain death: a finished discussion?. Rev. bioét.(Impr.). [Internet]. 2015 Nov. 26 [cited 2024 May 17];23(3). Available from: http://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/1095