15. To Ink, or Not To Ink
Tattoos and Bioethics
- Robert Arp PH. D.
Published Online: 20 MAR 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781118252789.ch15
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Book Title
Tattoos - Philosophy for Everyone: I Ink, Therefore I Am
Additional Information
How to Cite
Miori, D. (2012) To Ink, or Not To Ink, in Tattoos - Philosophy for Everyone: I Ink, Therefore I Am (ed R. Arp), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118252789.ch15
Publication History
- Published Online: 20 MAR 2012
- Published Print: 6 APR 2012
Book Series:
Book Series Editors:
- Fritz Allhoff
Series Editor Information
Western Michigan University, USA
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470672068
Online ISBN: 9781118252789
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- tattoos and bioethics, to ink, or not to ink;
- difference between one's ass, and first base;
- personal and professional ethics;
- philosophical foundations of bioethics;
- bioethics, and ‘practical ethics’;
- tattooing risks, of contagious and health risks;
- autonomy, trump card in getting a tattoo;
- ink, central to tattoo decision
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Knowing the Difference Between One's Ass and First Base
Self-Important Dork
Personal Ethics and Professional Ethics
The Philosophical Foundations of Bioethics
Clinical Bioethics and Some Major Players
Risk Versus Benefit
Autonomy
Inside the Outside Influences of Your Ink
Memory Remodeling