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Within Some Societies, Disconnecting a Permanently Unconscious Patient from Life

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Within some societies, disconnecting a permanently unconscious patient from life supports is morally wrong, but never connecting the patient in the first place is acceptable. What may be said for and against these different judgments?


Definitions:

Dual Processing

The principle that our minds operate using two distinct systems for processing information: unconscious, automatic processing and conscious, deliberate processing.

Selective Attention

The cognitive process of focusing on a specific aspect of information while ignoring other perceivable information.

Change Blindness

A phenomenon where an observer fails to notice significant changes in a visual scene, indicating the selective aspects of visual perception.

Blindsight

A condition in which people are unable to consciously see objects in certain parts of their field of vision despite responding to them in non-conscious ways.

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