The Limits of Medical Paternalism

Defines and morally assesses paternalistic interventions, especially in the context of modern medicine and health care. The author presents and defends an anti-paternalistic view.

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The Limits of Medical Paternalism defines and morally assesses paternalistic interventions, especially in the context of modern medicine and health care, particular emphasis is given to the analysis of the conceptual background of the paternalism issue. In this book an anti-paternalistic view is presented and defended.