Well, now I know where those bodies I went to see came from.
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January 22, 2004
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It's interesting how that little bit of information radically changes my perception of the exhibit, from interesting exercise in anatomy to poignant horror show.
Posted by: PZ Myers | January 22, 2004 at 11:40 PM
Yeah, me too. It tells me some interesting things about the underlying conception of "consent" and contract that I have, that it's okay to consent to leave your body to people who want to use it for some pedagogical or artistic purpose, but it is not okay for bodies to be used thusly without the consent of the dead person--even if a dead person is no longer an acting subject who possesses rights per se. There's some interesting stuff embedded in the divergent reactions we have to the two scenarios.
Posted by: Timothy Burke | January 23, 2004 at 12:17 AM
Going to the first link gets me a page saying that the article's been archived. What'd it say?
Posted by: Josh | January 23, 2004 at 12:54 PM
Josh, the article said that the bodies used in the exhibit came from prisoners executed by the Chinese government. Definitely casts a sinister light on the whole proceedings.
Posted by: Belle Waring | January 23, 2004 at 06:01 PM