Patient Autonomy and the Ethics of Responsibility

Patient Autonomy and the Ethics of Responsibility - Basic Bioethics

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Publisher's Synopsis

Tauber examines the historical & philosophical competition between facts (scientific onjectivity) & values (patient care) in medicine. He analyzes the shifting ideas of personhood behind the doctor-patient relationship, offers a topology of autonomy & explores the philosophical & practical strategies for reconfiguring trust & autonomy.

Book information

ISBN: 9780262201605
Publisher: MIT
Imprint: The MIT Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 174.2
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 328
Weight: 590g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 19mm