Personhood

pp. 71-89

in: David C. Thomasma, David N. Weisstub, Christian Hervé, Personhood and health care, Berlin, Springer, 2001

Abstract

A batch of questions in ethics and metaphysics arise under the guise: "What does "person" [really] mean — what is the definition of personhood, etc.?" Throughout this chapter, I will call this "the originating question."