The Ethics of Cryonics Is it Immoral to be Immortal? /

Cryonics-also known as cryopreservation or cryosuspension-is the preservation of legally dead individuals at ultra-low temperatures. Those who undergo this procedure hope that future technology will not only succeed in reviving them, but also cure them of the condition that led to their demise. In t...

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1. Verfasser: Minerva, Francesca (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
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ISBN:9783319785998
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Pausing Death
  • 3. Resuming Life
  • 4. The Death Conundrum
  • 5. The Immortality Conundrum
  • 6. Cryothanasia
  • 7. Cryosuspension of Pregnancy.