Practical Autonomy and Bioethics / Edition 1

by James Stacey Taylor

Overview

This is the first volume in which an account of personal autonomy is developed that both captures the contours of this concept as it is used in social philosophy and bioethics, and is theoretically grounded in, and a part of, contemporary autonomy theory. James Stacey Taylor’s account is unique as it is explicitly a political one, recognizing that the attribution of autonomy to agents is dependent in part on their relationships with others and not merely upon their own mental states. The volume is distinctive in its examples, which touch on the ethics of using inducements to encourage persons to participate in medical research, the ethical issues associated with the use of antibiotics, and the ethical basis for both patient confidentiality and informed consent.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415997409
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/03/2009
Series:	Routledge Annals of Bioethics , #6
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

James Stacey Taylor is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at The College of New Jersey. He is the author of Stakes and Kidneys (Ashgate, 2005) and the editor of Personal Autonomy: New Essays (Cambridge, 2005).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: A Theory of Autonomy

Chapter 2: The Many Faces of Autonomy?

Chapter 3: Identification and Autonomy: A Tale of Two Concepts

Chapter 4: Decisive Identification

Chapter 5: Autonomy and Normativity

Chapter 6: Autonomy and Choice

Chapter 7: Autonomy and Constraint

Chapter 8: Autonomy, Privacy, and Patient Confidentiality

Chapter 9: Autonomy and Informed Consent

Chapter 10: The Value of Autonomy in Bioethics

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

"Taylor's book is based on an impressive knowledge of contemporary theories of autonomy and it clearly and thoroughly situates his own theory of autonomy in this context." —Robyn Bluhm, Ph.D., Metapsychology

'Taylor's book is based on an impressive knowledge of contemporary theories of autonomy and it clearly and thoroughly situates his own theory of autonomy in this context.' – Robyn Bluhm, Old Dominion University, USA, Metapsychology Online Reviews

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