Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on Biomedical Ethics: From Paternalism to Autonomy?

From Paternalism to Autonomy?
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-73504-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 172 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

This title was first published in 2002: This volume discusses the subject of biomedical ethics. Various views, historical and contemporary, are discussed, with the editors using the contrasting concepts in the shift from paternalism to autonomy in 20th-century medicine as a heuristic tool for the critical study of ethics in medicine.As far as the evidence in this volume goes, paternalistic medical practices and patient autonomy had an uneasy relationship by the beginning of the 20th century. A hundred years later, full autonomy in decisions on medical treatment is still subject to numerous caveats. The text pays close attention to the interplay between various players, noting how factors such as social contexts, governmental organizations and the biotechnological industry influence and shape responses to the principle of bioethics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maehle, Andreas-Holger

Geyer-Kordesch, Johanna

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Biomedizin, Medizinische Forschung, Klinische Studien
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Umweltrecht allg., Technikrecht, Immissionsschutzrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Schul-, Hochschul- und Prüfungsrecht, Wissenschaftsrecht, Forschung
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. 'Honour and Interests': Medical Ethics and the British Medical Association 2. The Emergence of Medical Professional Ethics in Germany 3. Health Costs and the Ethics of the German Sickness Insurance System 4. Problems of Consent to Surgical Procedures and Autopsies in Twentieth Century Germany 5. Human Research: From Ethos to Law, from National to International Regulations 6. Ethical Aspects of Life-Saving and Life-Sustaining Technologies 7. Autonomous Agency and Consent in the Treatment of the Terminally Ill 8. The 'Frankensteinian' Nature of Biotechnology

Über Autor(innen)

Andreas-Holger Maehle, Johanna Geyer-Kordesch