Putting It into Practice

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Abstract

This chapter seeks to apply the principles set out in the book by considering their application to some concrete examples. It suggests nine principles which we believe capture the essence of our approach. It then uses them to analyse six different scenarios.

Keywords

Altruism Organ donation Alzheimer’s disease Bodies Research 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Green Templeton CollegeUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
  2. 2.Exeter CollegeUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK

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