The limits of medical paternalism

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 pre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hayry, Heta (-)
Autor Corporativo: Hayry H Staff Corporate Author (corporate author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge 1991.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Social ethics and policy series.
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  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; THE PROBLEM OF PATERNALISM IN MODERN MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE; FREEDOM, CONSTRAINT AND THE VALUE OF AUTONOMY; PATERNALISM, COERCION AND CONSTRAINT; THE UTILITARIAN CASE FOR STRONG PATERNALISM; MORALS AND SOCIETY; APPEALS TO RATIONALITY: THE VARIETIES OF PRUDENTIALISM; THE LIMITS OF MEDICAL PATERNALISM; Notes; Bibliography; Name index