Autonomy, rationality, and contemporary bioethics / / Jonathan Pugh.
What should we do when autonomy and rationality seem to be in conflict in medical decision-making, as when there seems no good reason for a patient's wishes? Jonathan Pugh offers a new framework for thinking about the concept of autonomy, grounded in an understanding of the different roles that...
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| Superior document: | Oxford philosophical monographs |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Oxford : : Oxford University Press,, 2020. |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford philosophical monographs.
Oxford scholarship online. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (287 pages). |
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| Summary: | What should we do when autonomy and rationality seem to be in conflict in medical decision-making, as when there seems no good reason for a patient's wishes? Jonathan Pugh offers a new framework for thinking about the concept of autonomy, grounded in an understanding of the different roles that rational beliefs and rational desires have to play. |
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| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191899399 019189074X 0191899402 |
| Access: | Open access An open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence. |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Jonathan Pugh. |