The Theory and Practice of Autonomy
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Part of Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
- Author: Gerald Dworkin
- Date Published: October 1988
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521344524
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This important new book develops a new concept of autonomy. The notion of autonomy has emerged as central to contemporary moral and political philosophy, particularly in the area of applied ethics. professor Dworkin examines the nature and value of autonomy and uses the concept to analyse various practical moral issues such as proxy consent in the medical context, paternalism, and entrapment by law enforcement officials.
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'Issues about autonomy are fundamental in ethics. Dworkin provides an excellent introduction to those issues, and I do not know of any book length discussion of a comparable sort.' Gilbert Harman, Princeton University
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- Date Published: October 1988
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521344524
- length: 188 pages
- dimensions: 223 x 145 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.381kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. Theory:
1. The nature of autonomy
2. The value of autonomy
3. Moral autonomy
4. Autonomy, science, and morality
5. Is more choice better than less?
Part II. Practice:
6. Consent, representation, and proxy consent
7. Autonomy and informed consent
8. Paternalism: some second thoughts
9. The serpent beguiled me and I did eat: entrapment and the creation of crime
10. Behaviour control and design
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index.
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