Is someone in coma Dasein?

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dc.contributor.advisorEngelhardt, H. Tristram, Jr.en_US
dc.creatorPhillips, Joan Rainesen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:06:18Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:06:18Zen_US
dc.date.issued1993en_US
dc.description.abstractAn ontological investigation into the way of Being for someone in irreversible coma through Martin Heidegger's Dasein-analysis. Ambiguity in the designation 'human being' leads to the conceptual confusion one experiences when encountering someone in irreversible coma, because the designation of 'human being' indicates both 'Homo Sapien' and 'Homo Sapien plus Dasein'. However, considering what he requires for Dasein, Heidegger's Dasein-analysis supports a higher brain function definition of death. Thus on an Heideggerian interpretation, someone in irreversible coma has died as Dasein, remaining in the world as a 'living corpse'.en_US
dc.format.extent64 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Phil. 1993 Phillipsen_US
dc.identifier.citationPhillips, Joan Raines. "Is someone in coma Dasein?." (1993) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13770">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13770</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13770en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectPhilosophyen_US
dc.titleIs someone in coma Dasein?en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPhilosophyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHumanitiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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