Merle Spriggs

Autonomy and Patients' Decisions

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Patient autonomy is an important concept in the clinical context, but the idea in contemporary bioethics discussions is often muddled. By looking closely at the ideas of Rosseau, Kant, and Mill, Autonomy and Patients' Decisions traces the modern concept of autonomy from its historical roots, then identifing the four distinct notions of autonomy being referred to in contemporary discussion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 622g
• ISBN-13: 9780739109182
• ISBN-10: 0739109189
• Artikelnr.: 26182602

Autorenporträt

Merle Spriggs

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Part 2 Historical Background
Chapter 3 Kant's Idea of Autonomy
Chapter 4 Millian Ideas in Contemporary Interpretations of Autonomy
Chapter 5 The Development of the Contemporary Idea of Autonomy
Part 6 Different Notions of Autonomy
Chapter 7 Different Notions of Autonomy Identified
Chapter 8 Critical Analysis of the Different Concepts
Part 9 The Search for a Better, More Defensible, Theory
Chapter 10 Can a Good Descriptive Psychological Account of Autonomy be
Achieved?
Chapter 11 Some Test Cases for Theories of Autonomy
Chapter 12 Conclusion: Preliminary Ideas for a Better, More Useful, Theory
for the Clinical Context