Has any Star Trek material had a serious discussion about the philosphy of transporter technology?

Was reading this question and it got me thinking. When someone gets transported, the original form is destroyed and either recreated or recycled into a new copy of it upon arrival. However, philosophically speaking, the two copies are so indistinguishable as to be considered the same object/person. And, given the widespread use of transporter technology in Star Trek, it's obviously an argument that has been decided.

I know the subject was touched upon in a few episodes, but I want more. Has any Star Trek material - episode, novel, or even comic - discussed at depth the philosophical ramifications (or differences between copies) of transporter technology?

Note: I already have the comic Star Trek: Forgiveness, which does touch upon the subject somewhat. However, no serious discussion was undertaken in that comic.