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Confucianism has been widely perceived as a major moral and cultural obstacle to the donation of bodies for anatomical purposes. The rationale for this is the Confucian stress on __xiao__ (filial piety), whereby individuals' bodies are to be intact at death. In the view of many, the result is a prohibition on the donation of bodies to anatomy departments for the purpose of dissection. The role of dissection throughout the development of anatomy within a Confucian context is traced, and in contemporary China the establishment of donation programs and the appearance of memorial monuments is noted. In reassessing Confucian attitudes, the stress laid on a particular interpretation of filial piety is questioned, and an attempt is made to balance this with the Confucian emphasis on a moral duty to those outside one's immediate family. The authors argue that the fundamental Confucian norm __ren__ (humaneness or benevolence) allows for body donation as people have a moral duty to help others. Moreover, the other central Confucian value, __li__ (rites), offers important insights on how body donation should be performed as a communal activity, particularly the necessity of developing ethical

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Author

D. Gareth Jones; Jing‐Bao Nie

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2018

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)