Adaptation and Autonomy: Adaptive Preferences in Enhancing and Ending Life
This volume gathers together previously unpublished articles focusing on the relationship between preference adaptation and autonomy in connection with human enhancement and in the end-of-life context. The value of individual autonomy is a cornerstone of liberal societies. While there are different...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Series: | Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38376-2 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Adaptive Preferences, Autonomy, and Extended Lives
- Adaptation, Autonomy, and Authority
- “It Won’t Be as Bad as You Think:” Autonomy and Adaptation to Disability
- Autonomy and End of Life Decisions: A Paradox
- Gendered Adaptive Preferences, Autonomy, and End of Life Decisions
- Sour Clinical Trials: Autonomy and Adaptive Preferences in Experimental Medicine.