Ritual, Not Material Objects: Living Organ Transplantation from the Perspective of Gift-Giving in Confucian Thought
Living organ transplantation requires ethical reflection on the relational dynamics embedded behind the flow of organs. In the Confucian concept of gift-giving, living organs are regarded as ritual gifts rather than mere objects, reflecting the ethical tangibility and productive nature of transplant...
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| Main Authors: | Yan ZHANG, Rui DENG |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | zho |
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Editorial Office of Medicine and Philosophy
2025-04-01
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| Series: | Yixue yu zhexue |
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| Online Access: | https://yizhe.dmu.edu.cn/article/doi/10.12014/j.issn.1002-0772.2025.07.05 |
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