Autonomy and Trust in Bioethics / Edition 1

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Overview

Onora O'Neill suggests that the conceptions of individual autonomy (so widely relied on in bioethics) are philosophically and ethically inadequate; they undermine rather than support relationships based on trust. Her arguments are illustrated with issues raised by such practices as the use of genetic information by the police, research using human tissues, new reproductive technologies, and media practices for reporting on medicine, science and technology. The study appeals to a wide range of readers in ethics, bioethics and related disciplines.
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"This book provides an excellent analysis of misguided understandings of autonomy and trust. Recommended. All levels." Choice
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780521894531
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publication date: 4/28/2002
  • Series: Gifford Lectures , #2001
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 228
  • Product dimensions: 5.98 (w) x 8.98 (h) x 0.51 (d)

Meet the Author

Onora O'Neill is Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge, and has written widely on ethics and political philosophy.
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Table of Contents

Preface; Frontispiece; 1. Gaining autonomy and losing trust?; 2. Autonomy, individuality and consent; 3. 'Reproductive autonomy' and new technologies; 4. Principled autonomy; 5. Principled autonomy and genetic technologies; 6. The quest for trustworthiness; 7. Trust and the limits of consent; 8. Trust and communication: the media and bioethics; Bibliography; Institutional bibliography; Index.
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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 9, 2003

    Autonomy and Trust in Bioethics

    O¿Neil did a fantastic job going over the connection between autonomy and trust in bio ethics. She goes over the doctor patient relationship, as the autonomy increased the trust decreased. One quote that particularly sticks out is, ¿The much-discussed triumph of autonomy is mostly a triumph of informed consent¿. If we do not get to choose and have a voice in the matter, how can we determine if it is ethical or not? This book is a good informative read, with few attention grabbers. One of the most challenging books I have come across.

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