Davis, Christopher (2012) 'What is Life Worth? A Rough Guide to Valuation.' Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 26 (4). pp. 503-517.
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Abstract
In this speculative article, the aim is to elaborate a definition of life that is not biological, and a valuation of it that is not commodified. This is undertaken by the development of an understanding of death as a process which is embedded in the life of a community. The idea is that we can best understand what life is worth by first understanding what death means.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Keywords: | death; life; humanitarian; mortality; utopian |
| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Legacy Departments > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Department of Anthropology and Sociology |
| ISSN: | 15481387 |
| Copyright Statement: | © 2012 by the American Anthropological Association |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.1111/maq.12004 |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2013 12:04 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/14831 |
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