Controversial Bodies: Thoughts on the Public Display of Plastinated Corpses
Controversial Bodies: Thoughts on the Public Display of Plastinated Corpses

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Controversial Bodies: Thoughts on the Public Display of Plastinated Corpses

Book: Hardcover 03 - 10 - 2011

Product ID: 4432040

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Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-10 : 1421402718

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Review This work is an important contribution to the bioethics literature and one of the first volumes dedicated to the ethics of the public display of plastinated corpses. Highly recommended. ― ChoiceA dozen authors discuss issues surrounding the display of human bodies whose flesh has been preserved by plastic. ― Science NewsA rich survey of the issues provoked by the public display of plastinated corpses backed up by an impressive range of scholarship. -- Alastair V. Campbell Product Description Controversial, fascinating, disturbing, and often beautiful, plastinated human bodies―such as those found at Body Worlds exhibitions throughout the world―have gripped the public's imagination. These displays have been lauded as educational, sparked protests, and drawn millions of visitors. This book looks at the powerful sway these corpses hold over their living audiences everywhere.Plastination was invented in the 1970s by German anatomist Gunther von Hagens. The process transforms living tissues into moldable plastic that can then be hardened into a permanent shape. Von Hagens first exhibited his expertly dissected, artfully posed plastinated bodies in Japan in 1995. Since then, his shows have continuously attracted so many paying customers that they have inspired imitators, brought accusations of unethical or even illegal behavior, and ignited vigorous debates among scientists, educators, religious leaders, and law enforcement officials. These lively, thought-provoking, and sometimes personal essays reflect on such public displays from ethical, legal, cultural, religious, pedagogical, and aesthetic perspectives. They examine what lies behind the exhibitions' popularity and explore the ramifications of turning corpses into a spectacle of amusement. Contributions from bioethicists, historians, physicians, anatomists, theologians, and novelists dig deeply into issues that compel, upset, and unsettle us all. About the Author John D. Lantos, M.D., is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Chicago and holds the John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics at the Center for Practical Bioethics in Kansas City. He is the author of The Lazarus Case: Life-and-Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001).

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