Autonomy Rationality And Contemporary Bioethics

Author : Jonathan Pugh
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 298 pages
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Release : 2020
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198858584

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Personal autonomy is often lauded as a key value in contemporary Western bioethics, and the claim that there is an important relationship between autonomy and rationality is often treated as an uncontroversial claim in this sphere. Yet, there is also considerable disagreement about how we should cash out the relationship between rationality and autonomy. In particular, it is unclear whether a rationalist view of autonomy can be compatible with legal judgments that enshrine a patient's right to refuse medical treatment, regardless of whether ". . . the reasons for making the choice are rational, irrational, unknown or even non-existent". In this book, I bring recent philosophical work on the nature of rationality to bear on the question of how we should understand autonomy in contemporary bioethics. In doing so, I develop a new framework for thinking about the concept, one that is grounded in an understanding of the different roles that rational beliefs and rational desires have to play in personal autonomy. Furthermore, the account outlined here allows for a deeper understanding of different form of controlling influence, and the relationship between our freedom to act, and our capacity to decide autonomously. I contrast my rationalist with other prominent accounts of autonomy in bioethics, and outline the revisionary implications it has for various practical questions in bioethics in which autonomy is a salient concern, including questions about the nature of informed consent and decision-making capacity.

Author : Jonathan Pugh
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191899393

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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Personal autonomy is often lauded as a key value in contemporary Western bioethics. Though the claim that there is an important relationship between autonomy and rationality is often treated as uncontroversial in this sphere, there is also considerable disagreement about how we should cash out the relationship. In particular, it is unclear whether a rationalist view of autonomy can be compatible with legal judgments that enshrine a patient's right to refuse medical treatment, regardless of whether the reasons underpinning the choice are known and rational, or indeed whether they even exist. Jonathan Pugh brings recent philosophical work on the nature of rationality to bear on the question of how we should understand personal autonomy in contemporary bioethics. In doing so, he develops a new framework for thinking about the concept of autonomy, one that is grounded in an understanding of the different roles that rational beliefs and rational desires have to play in it. Pugh's account allows for a deeper understanding of d the relationship between our freedom to act and our capacity to decide autonomously. His rationalist perspective is contrasted with other prominent accounts of autonomy in bioethics, and the revisionary implications it has for practical questions in biomedicine are also outlined.

Author : Jonathan Pugh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2020
Category : Autonomy (Philosophy)
ISBN : LCCN:2020718996

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Autonomy, Rationality, and Contemporary Bioethics by Jonathan Pugh Pdf

Personal autonomy is often lauded as a key value in contemporary Western bioethics, and the claim that there is an important relationship between autonomy and rationality is often treated as an uncontroversial claim in this sphere. Yet, there is also considerable disagreement about how we should cash out the relationship between rationality and autonomy. In particular, it is unclear whether a rationalist view of autonomy can be compatible with legal judgments that enshrine a patient's right to refuse medical treatment, regardless of whether “. . . the reasons for making the choice are rational, irrational, unknown or even non-existent”. In this book, I bring recent philosophical work on the nature of rationality to bear on the question of how we should understand autonomy in contemporary bioethics. In doing so, I develop a new framework for thinking about the concept, one that is grounded in an understanding of the different roles that rational beliefs and rational desires have to play in personal autonomy. Furthermore, the account outlined here allows for a deeper understanding of different form of controlling influence, and the relationship between our freedom to act, and our capacity to decide autonomously. I contrast my rationalist with other prominent accounts of autonomy in bioethics, and outline the revisionary implications it has for various practical questions in bioethics in which autonomy is a salient concern, including questions about the nature of informed consent and decision-making capacity.

Author : Catriona Mackenzie,Natalie Stoljar
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000-01-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780195352603

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Relational Autonomy by Catriona Mackenzie,Natalie Stoljar Pdf

This collection of original essays explores the social and relational dimensions of individual autonomy. Rejecting the feminist charge that autonomy is inherently masculinist, the contributors draw on feminist critiques of autonomy to challenge and enrich contemporary philosophical debates about agency, identity, and moral responsibility. The essays analyze the complex ways in which oppression can impair an agent's capacity for autonomy, and investigate connections, neglected by standard accounts, between autonomy and other aspects of the agent, including self-conception, self-worth, memory, and the imagination.

Author : James F. Childress,Michael Quante
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030809911

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Thick (Concepts of) Autonomy by James F. Childress,Michael Quante Pdf

This book explores, in rich and rigorous ways, the possibilities and limitations of “thick” (concepts of) autonomy in light of contemporary debates in philosophy, ethics, and bioethics. Many standard ethical theories and practices, particularly in domains such as biomedical ethics, incorporate minimal, formal, procedural concepts of personal autonomy and autonomous decisions and actions. Over the last three decades, concerns about the problems and limitations of these “thin” concepts have led to the formulation of “thick” concepts that highlight the mental, corporeal, biographical and social conditions of what it means to be a human person and that enrich concepts of autonomy, with direct implications for the ethical requirement to respect autonomy. The chapters in this book offer a wide range of perspectives on both the elements of and the relations (both positive and negative) between “thin” and “thick” concepts of autonomy as well as their relative roles and importance in ethics and bioethics. This book offers valuable and illuminating examinations of autonomy and respect for autonomy, relevant for audiences in philosophy, ethics, and bioethics.

Author : Rachel Haliburton
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780739168721

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Autonomy and the Situated Self by Rachel Haliburton Pdf

Bioethics tells a heroic story about its origins and purpose. The impetus for its contemporary development can be traced to concern about widespread paternalism in medicine, mistreatment of research subjects used in medical experimentation, and questions about the implication of technological developments in medical practice. Bioethics, then, began as a defender of the interests of patients and the rights of research participants, and understood itself to play an important role as a critic of powerful interests in medicine and medical practice. Autonomy and the Situated Self argues that, as bioethics has become successful, it no longer clearly lives up to these founding ideals, and it offers a critique of the way in which contemporary bioethics has been co-opted by the very institutions it once sought (with good reason) to criticize and transform. In the process, it has become mainstream, moved from occupying the perspective of a critical outsider to enjoying the status of a respected insider, whose primary role is to defend existing institutional arrangements and its own privileged position. The mainstreaming of bioethics has resulted in its domestication: it is at home in the institutions it would once have viewed with skepticism, and a central part of practices it would once have challenged. Contemporary bioethics is increasingly dominated by a conception of autonomy that detaches the value of choice from the value of the things chosen, and the central role occupied by this conception makes it difficult for the bioethicist to make ethical judgments. Consequently, despite its very public successes, contemporary bioethics is largely failing to offer the ethical guidance it purports to be able to provide. In addition to providing a critique, this book offers an alternative framework that is designed to allow bioethicists to address the concerns that led to the creation of bioethics in the first place. This alternative framework is oriented around a conception of autonomy that works within the ethical guidelines provided by a contemporary form of virtue ethics, and which connects the value of autonomous choice to a conception of human flourishing.

Author : Thomas E. Hill, Jr
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1991-07-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781316583517

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Autonomy and Self-Respect by Thomas E. Hill, Jr Pdf

This stimulating collection of essays in ethics eschews the simple exposition and refinement of abstract theories. Rather, the author focuses on everyday moral issues, often neglected by philosophers, and explores the deeper theoretical questions which they raise. Such issues are: is it wrong to tell a lie to protect someone from a painful truth? Should one commit a lesser evil to prevent another from doing something worse? Can one be both autonomous and compassionate? Other topics discussed are servility, weakness of will, suicide, obligations to oneself, snobbery, and environmental concerns. A feature of the collection is the contrast of Kantian and utilitarian answers to these problems. The essays are crisply and lucidly written and will appeal to both teachers and students of philosophy.

Author : Jackie Leach Scully,Laurel E. Baldwin-Ragaven,Petya Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39076002862857

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Feminist Bioethics by Jackie Leach Scully,Laurel E. Baldwin-Ragaven,Petya Fitzpatrick Pdf

The essays collected here explore the relation of feminist bioethics to mainstream bioethical thought and practice. From publisher description.

Author : Camillia Kong
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781107164000

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Mental Capacity in Relationship by Camillia Kong Pdf

An interdisciplinary text that investigates mental capacity and considers how relationships can affect an individual's ability to make decisions.

Author : John Christman,Joel Anderson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005-02-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139444200

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Autonomy and the Challenges to Liberalism by John Christman,Joel Anderson Pdf

In recent years the concepts of individual autonomy and political liberalism have been the subjects of intense debate, but these discussions have occurred largely within separate academic disciplines. Autonomy and the Challenges to Liberalism contains essays devoted to foundational questions regarding both the notion of the autonomous self and the nature and justification of liberalism. Written by leading figures in moral, legal and political theory, the volume covers inter alia the following topics: the nature of the self and its relation to autonomy, the social dimensions of autonomy and the political dynamics of respect and recognition, and the concept of autonomy underlying the principles of liberalism.

Author : James F. Childress
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Bioethics
ISBN : 0195032861

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Principles of Biomedical Ethics by James F. Childress Pdf

Author : Richard Dean
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199285723

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The Value of Humanity in Kant's Moral Theory by Richard Dean Pdf

The humanity formulation of Kant's Categorical Imperative demands that we treat humanity as an end in itself. Because this principle resonates with currently influential ideals of human rights and dignity, contemporary readers often find it compelling, even if the rest of Kant's moral philosophy leaves them cold. Moreover, some prominent specialists in Kant's ethics recently have turned to the humanity formulation as the most theoretically central and promising principle of Kant'sethics. Nevertheless, despite the intuitive appeal and the increasingly recognized philosophical importance of the humanity formulation, it has received less attention than many other, less central, aspects of Kant's ethics. Richard Dean offers the most sustained and systematic examination of thehumanity formulation to date.Dean argues that the 'rational nature' that must be treated as an end in itself is not a minimally rational nature, consisting of the power to set ends or the unrealized capacity to act morally, but instead is the more properly rational nature possessed by someone who gives priority to moral principles over any contrary impulses. This non-standard reading of the humanity formulation provides a firm theoretical foundation for deriving plausible approaches to particular moral issues - and,contrary to first impressions, does not impose moralistic demands to pass judgment on others' character. Dean's reading also enables progress on problems of interest to Kant scholars, such as reconstructing Kant's argument for accepting the humanity formulation as a basic moral principle, and allows forincreased understanding of the relationship between Kant's ethics and supposedly Kantian ideas such as 'respect for autonomy'.

Author : Rowland Stout
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0198240635

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Things that Happen Because They Should by Rowland Stout Pdf

With enormous implications for philosophy, the law and all areas of human interactivity, the author argues that amongst all the natural phenomena, intentional actions are unique in that they occur because they should!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Bioethics
ISBN : 9789231042027

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Casebook on Human Dignity and Human Rights by Anonim Pdf

Author : Marina Oshana
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351911955

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Personal Autonomy in Society by Marina Oshana Pdf

People are socially situated amid complex relations with other people and are bound by interpersonal frameworks having significant influence upon their lives. These facts have implications for their autonomy. Challenging many of the currently accepted conceptions of autonomy and of how autonomy is valued, Oshana develops a 'social-relational' account of autonomy, or self-governance, as a condition of persons that is largely constituted by a person’s relations with other people and by the absence of certain social relations. She denies that command over one's motives and the freedom to realize one's will are sufficient to secure the kind of command over one's life that autonomy requires, and argues against psychological, procedural, and content neutral accounts of autonomy. Oshana embraces the idea that her account is 'perfectionist' in a sense, and argues that ultimately our commitment to autonomy is defeasible, but she maintains that a social-relational account best captures what we value about autonomy and best serves the various ends for which the concept of autonomy is employed.