@article{ART001775078},
author={Cho Sunwoo},
title={Philosophical Inquiry on Ontological Characters of Human Body Parts},
journal={Korean Journal of Medical Ethics },
issn={2005-8284},
year={2013},
volume={16},
number={1},
pages={41-58},
doi={10.35301/ksme.2013.16.1.41}
TY - JOUR
AU - Cho Sunwoo
TI - Philosophical Inquiry on Ontological Characters of Human Body Parts
JO - Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
PY - 2013
VL - 16
IS - 1
PB - The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
SP - 41
EP - 58
SN - 2005-8284
AB - It is uncontroversial that human body parts, including human material, are physical beings. However, they seem to be treated not just as physical objects but as those of a special kind. There seems to be some ontological characters of human body parts that explain why we tend to feel uncomfortable or unpleasant when those parts are treated in certain ways that will be introduced in this paper. This paper explores the ontological characters of human body parts by means of comparison with other physical beings that also cannot be explained by reductive materialism-that is, human beings and works of art. For this goal, I examine Dworkin’s discussion of the sanctity of human life-based on the concept of ‘creative investment’- and Margolis’ analysis of the ontology of artworks-based on the concept of ‘cultural emergence’. The insight that each of these can offer as well as the applicability of these to human body parts will be discussed.
KW - human body parts;human material;ontoloical characters;creative investment;cultural emergence
DO - 10.35301/ksme.2013.16.1.41
ER -
Cho Sunwoo. (2013). Philosophical Inquiry on Ontological Characters of Human Body Parts. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 16(1), 41-58.
Cho Sunwoo. 2013, "Philosophical Inquiry on Ontological Characters of Human Body Parts", Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , vol.16, no.1 pp.41-58. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2013.16.1.41
Cho Sunwoo "Philosophical Inquiry on Ontological Characters of Human Body Parts" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 16.1 pp.41-58 (2013) : 41.
Cho Sunwoo. Philosophical Inquiry on Ontological Characters of Human Body Parts. 2013; 16(1), 41-58. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2013.16.1.41
Cho Sunwoo. "Philosophical Inquiry on Ontological Characters of Human Body Parts" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 16, no.1 (2013) : 41-58.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2013.16.1.41
Cho Sunwoo. Philosophical Inquiry on Ontological Characters of Human Body Parts. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 16(1), 41-58. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2013.16.1.41
Cho Sunwoo. Philosophical Inquiry on Ontological Characters of Human Body Parts. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics . 2013; 16(1) 41-58. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2013.16.1.41
Cho Sunwoo. Philosophical Inquiry on Ontological Characters of Human Body Parts. 2013; 16(1), 41-58. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2013.16.1.41
Cho Sunwoo. "Philosophical Inquiry on Ontological Characters of Human Body Parts" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 16, no.1 (2013) : 41-58.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2013.16.1.41
