Author Description

The Prominent Contributors Provide Background Information, Survey The Issues And Positions, And Take Controversial Stands From A Wide Variety Of Perspectives, Including Neuroscience And Neurology, Law And Policy, And Philosophy And Ethics. Finding Consciousness: An Introduction / By Meghan Brayton And Walter Sinnott-armstrong -- Discussion With A Caring Father / By Ken Diviney And Katherine Grichnik -- The Geography Of Unconsciousness: From Apparent Death To The Minimally Conscious State / By Jeffrey Baker -- Consciousness And Death: The Whole-brain Formulation Of Death / By James L. Bernat -- Modes Of Consciousness / By Tim Bayne And Jakob Hohwy -- What Is It Like To Be In A Disorder Of Consciousness / By Caroline Schnakers -- Decoding Thoughts In Behaviorally Non-responsive Patients / By Adrian Owen And Lorina Naci -- Persistent Vegetative State, Akinetic Mutism, And Consciousness / By Will Davies And Neil Levy -- Lay Attitudes To Withdrawal Of Treatment In Disorders Of Consciousness And Their Normative Significance / By Jacob Gipson, Guy Kahane, And Julian Savulescu -- Moral Conflict In The Minimally Conscious State / By Joshua Shepherd -- What's Good For Them? Best Interests And Severe Disorders Of Consciousness / By Jennifer Hawkins -- Minimally Conscious States And Pain: A Different Approach To Patient Ethics / By Valerie Gray Hardcastle -- The Legal Circle Of Life / By Nita Farahany And Rachel Zacharias -- Guardianship And The Injured Brain: Representation And The Rights Of Patients And Families / By Joseph Fins And Barbara Pohl. Edited By Walter Sinnott-armstrong. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.