PUBLICATIONS

Evolution of the Criteria of “Brain Death”: A Critical Analysis Based on Scientific Realism and Christian Anthropology
“Brain death” (understood in the sense of “whole brain death” and not in the sense of “brainstem death”) was introduced into clinical practice in 1968 [...]
Is Brain Death the Death of a Human Person?
By Robert Spaemann “The identification of ‘brain death’ and the death of the human being can be maintained only if the personality of man is disconnected [...]
‘Brain Death,’ Organ Donation, and Presumed Consent
Consent Cannot Be Presumed because 'Brain Death' Is Not True Death Doyen Nguyent, 2019 Abstract The marked decline in organ donation in Germany in recent years [...]
Why Thomistic Defense of “Brain Death” is Not Thomistic: An Analysis From The Perspectives Of Classical Philosophy and Contemporary Biophilosophy
DOYEN NGUYEN Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas Rome, Italy THE ONGOING DEBATE on “brain death” (BD)— also known as the neurological standard for the determination [...]
Pope John Paul II and the neurological standard for the determination of death: A critical analysis of his address to the Transplantation Society
DOYEN NGUYEN Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy The introduction of the “brain death” criterion constitutes a significant paradigm shift in the determination of [...]
“Brain Death” is neither Human Death nor its Sign
An Answer to Condic, Lee, Moschella and other Defenders of Brain Death Definitions and Criteria of Human Death Josef Seifert† 2018 Abstract After an introduction, the [...]

Pille danach
Fakten und Hintergrundinformationen zu Wirkung und Risiken Einführung Dr. Med. Rudolf Ehmann Aufgrund der Abweisung einer vergewaltigten Frau durch zwei katholische Krankenhäuser in Köln im Dezember [...]
The controversy concerning mechanisms of action of post coital pills
Dr. Med. Rudolf Ehmann: In December 2012, an allegedly raped woman was refused admission by two Catholic hospitals in Cologne. This lead to a public discussion [...]
Pastoral letter on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the encyclical Humanae vitae
Praised be Our Lord Jesus Christ! Dear brothers and sisters in Christ! The current year is marked by the memorable event of the 50th anniversary of [...]
Una reflexión filosófica y una defensa de Humanae Vitae
El don del amor y de la nueva vida Josef Seifert (traducido del inglés por Carlos Casanova y revisado por el autor) Este año se alcanzan [...]
Philosophical reflections on Humanae Vitae and Fides Et Ratio
Josef Seifert: International Academy of Philosophy in the Principality of Liechtenstein and at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Forty years ago the Catholic Church reaffirmed [...]
Humanae Vitae
Josef Seifert: Ehe und Weitergabe menschlichen Lebens. Die ethische und kirchenhistorische Bedeutung dieser Enzyklika als wegweisendes Dokument und weiterer Schritt von Casti conubii,2 den Aussagen Papst [...]

Verfügungsmasse Mensch?
Lebensanfang und Lebensende im Licht der christlichen Ethik DOWNLOAD PDF
Verfügungsmasse Mensch? Lebensanfang und Lebensende im Licht der christlichen Ethik
So weit wir die Geschichte kennen, hat es immer Menschenbilder gegeben, mit deren Hilfe die Menschen sich in der Welt orientierten. Allerdings gilt es als besonderes [...]
Is the right to life or is another right the most fundamental human right
Josef Seifert Abstract: Moral obligations and basic human rights must be distinguished from each other and from positive rights and laws. Ethics and basic human rights [...]
Dignidad humana: dimensiones y fuentes en la persona humana
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¿Tenemos y somos un alma inmortal?
Josef Seifert: “No se trata aquí de un interés ligero de cualquier persona extranjera…, se trata de nosotros mismos, de nuestro todo. La inmortalidad del alma [...]