Limits of Medical Paternalism

AvHeta Häyry

Inbunden, Engelska, 1991

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Beskrivning

The Limits of Medical Paternalism defines and morally assesses paternalistic interventions, especially in the context of modern medicine and health care, particular emphasis is given to the analysis of the conceptual background of the paternalism issue. In this book an anti-paternalistic view is presented and defended.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1991-12-12
Mått:138 x 216 x 17 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Social Ethics and Policy
Antal sidor:218
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415063203

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'Let me say at once that this is a fascinating and important book, which should be read by all clinicians from the most senior to the most junior, and by all medical students' - David Short, Journal of the Christian Medical Fellowship

Innehållsförteckning

Preface, 1. THE PROBLEM OF PATERNALISM IN MODERN MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE, 2. FREEDOM, CONSTRAINT AND THE VALUE OF AUTONOMY, 3. PATERNALISM, COERCION AND CONSTRAINT, 4. THE UTILITARIAN CASE FOR STRONG PATERNALISM, 5. MORALS AND SOCIETY, 6. APPEALS TO RATIONALITY: THE VARIETIES OF PRUDENTIALISM, 7. THE LIMITS OF MEDICAL PATERNALISM, Notes, Bibliography, Name index