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Autonomy and trust in bioethics

By Onora O'Neill

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2002
ISBN
0521815401, 9780521815406
Open Library ID
OL7755574M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1894886 bytes)
Pages
228\228
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

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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