The Ethics of Cryonics
Is it Immoral to be Immortal?
Authors: Minerva, Francesca
- Reflects on the circumstances under which we would accept to be cryopreserved
- Explores the meaning of life and living in the now
- Outlines moral aspects of cryonics against practical considerations
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- About this book
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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 this sense, some hope that cryopreservation will allow people to continue living indefinitely. This book discusses the moral concerns of cryonics, both as a medical procedure and as an intermediate step toward life extension. In particular, Minerva analyses the moral issues surrounding cryonics-related techniques (including the hypothetical cryosuspension of fetuses as an alternative to abortion) by focusing on how they might impact the individuals who undergo cryosuspension, as well as society at large.
- About the authors
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Francesca Minerva is FWO Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Ghent, Belgium. She has previously worked at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and she collaborates with various universities. Her main area of research is bioethics.
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Ethics of Cryonics
- Book Subtitle
- Is it Immoral to be Immortal?
- Authors
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- Francesca Minerva
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-78599-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-78599-8
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-78598-1
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 135
- Topics
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