Most people think it is wrong to take organs from the dead if the potential donors had previously expressed a wish not to donate. Yet people respond differently to a thought experiment that seems analogous in terms of moral relevance to taking organs without consent. We argue that our reaction to the thought experiment is most representative of our deepest moral convictions. We realize not ever...

Abstract Through sensitive engagement with the experimental films of Arthur Jafa, flex choreography Storyboard P, and performance #BlackLivesMatter protests, this essay submits revenant motion as a concept through which to think about black being phenomenology in era. The entwined reflections on life, death, aesthetics offered up by Claudia Rankine, Hortense Spillers, Elizabeth Alexander, Sylvi...

‘If I have a bird, or an animal, and it were to die, what should do?’ ‘Is forbidden read verses over the deceased especially when some people may consider animal part of family?’ These questions, excerpts from posts in online Islamic advice forums, enfold several notions not usually associated with Muslim societies, such as practice non-utilitarian petkeeping, sentimental anthropomorphisation h...

The main purpose of this article is to acquaint readers with the Werther effect and its on humans. Often, we cannot understand what prompted someone do something, especially if it a voluntary end life. wave suicides committed after active media coverage suicide by or description in product mass culture (book, film, TV series, etc.). also associated Tard's law imitation. Imitation realized form ...

Integrating services is a hot topic amongst health system policy-makers and healthcare managers. There is some evidence that integrated services deliver efficiencies and reduce service utilisation rates for some patient populations. In their article on Achieving Integrated Care for Older People, Gillian Harvey and her colleagues formulate some critical insights from practice and research around...

Should my age or health condition influence my decision to become an organ and tissue donor? No. While medical history and age are factors, most people CAN donate. Medical history and age factors are assessed for donation potential at the time of the individual’s death. People are strongly encouraged not to “rule themselves out” because they think their organs, tissue and eyes wouldn’t be suita...

Think drug−induced hallucinations, and the whirly, spirally, tunnel−vision−like patterns of psychedelic imagery immediately spring to mind. But it's not just hallucinogenic drugs like LSD, cannabis or mescaline that conjure up these geometric structures. People have reported seeing them in near−death experiences, as a result of disorders like epilepsy and schizophrenia, following sensory depriv...