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Erschienen in: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 4/2010

01.11.2010 | Editorial

Autonomy, free will and embodiment

verfasst von: Bert Gordijn, Henk ten Have

Erschienen in: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy | Ausgabe 4/2010

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Common sense suggests we are autonomous beings with a free will and a body. This is an anthropological premise of much contemporary bioethics, especially in the Western world. Obviously, this premise should be specified and nuanced. What is more, it may be critically questioned to what extent the premise, even in a more sophisticated appearance, is relevant to the analysis of specific ethical issues. This is exactly what the first five papers in the present issue of Medicine Health Care and Philosophy endeavour. …
Metadaten
Titel
Autonomy, free will and embodiment
verfasst von
Bert Gordijn
Henk ten Have
Publikationsdatum
01.11.2010
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy / Ausgabe 4/2010
Print ISSN: 1386-7423
Elektronische ISSN: 1572-8633
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-010-9283-y

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