Heta Häyry

The Limits of Medical Paternalism (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134923823
• Artikelnr.: 42818752

Autorenporträt

Heta Häyry

Inhaltsangabe

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