title: Personal identity and bioethics: the state of the art.
abstract: In this introduction to the special issue of Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics on the topic of personal identity and bioethics, I provide a background for the topic and then discuss the contributions in the special issue by Eric Olson, Marya Schechtman, Tim Campbell and Jeff McMahan, James Delaney and David Hershenov, and David DeGrazia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy & Murphy Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA. dshoemak@tulane.edu
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shoemaker
mesh_terms: D000029:Abortion, Legal / Q000941:ethics*; D016223:Advance Directives / Q000941:ethics; D000544:Alzheimer Disease; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency; D008678:Metaphysics; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D028723:Personhood; D011247:Pregnancy; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000941:ethics*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000941:ethics*