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Thick (Concepts Of) Autonomy: Personal Autonomy in Ethics and Bioethics

Thick (Concepts Of) Autonomy: Personal Autonomy in Ethics and Bioethics

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Series: Philosophical Studies, Book 146

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ISBN10: 3030809935
ISBN13: 9783030809935
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Nov 27 2022
Pages: 201
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.46 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

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 inethics and bioethics.

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