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Organ Acquisition and Applied Metaphysics

Organ Acquisition and Applied Metaphysics Res Publica (2013) 19:199­203 DOI 10.1007/s11158-013-9216-8 T. M. Wilkinson: Ethics and the Acquisition of Organs. Oxford University Press, New York, 2011 James S. Taylor Published online: 14 March 2013 Ó Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013 The title of Ethics and the Acquisition of Organs might appear to be merely an accurate if a trifle bland description of what lies within the pages of Wilkinson's book. Thus, one might expect--and will receive--a discussion of the ethics of various means of acquiring transplant organs, including the use of a policy of presumed consent, the conscription of organs from both the living and the dead, and the use of payments, and a discussion of the ethics of living organ donation, including the ethics of directed donations, with Wilkinson arguing for his views of each. But Wilkinson's title is misleading, for this volume offers far more than this. Not only does Wilkinson provide an account of the ethics of the acquisition of organs that is grounded in ethical theory, as one would expect, but one that is also grounded in a thorough understanding of the metaphysical issues that are relevant to the ethical issues that he addresses. In particular, Wilkinson spends over http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Res Publica Springer Journals

Organ Acquisition and Applied Metaphysics

Taylor, James
Res Publica , Volume 19 (2) – May 1, 2013
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2013 by Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
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Philosophy; Philosophy of Law; Philosophy of Religion; Political Philosophy; Ethics; Philosophy
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1356-4765
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1572-8692
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10.1007/s11158-013-9216-8
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Res Publica (2013) 19:199­203 DOI 10.1007/s11158-013-9216-8 T. M. Wilkinson: Ethics and the Acquisition of Organs. Oxford University Press, New York, 2011 James S. Taylor Published online: 14 March 2013 Ó Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013 The title of Ethics and the Acquisition of Organs might appear to be merely an accurate if a trifle bland description of what lies within the pages of Wilkinson's book. Thus, one might expect--and will receive--a discussion of the ethics of various means of acquiring transplant organs, including the use of a policy of presumed consent, the conscription of organs from both the living and the dead, and the use of payments, and a discussion of the ethics of living organ donation, including the ethics of directed donations, with Wilkinson arguing for his views of each. But Wilkinson's title is misleading, for this volume offers far more than this. Not only does Wilkinson provide an account of the ethics of the acquisition of organs that is grounded in ethical theory, as one would expect, but one that is also grounded in a thorough understanding of the metaphysical issues that are relevant to the ethical issues that he addresses. In particular, Wilkinson spends over

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Published: May 1, 2013

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