Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on Biomedical Ethics: From Paternalism to Autonomy? - Paperback
by Andreas-Holger Maehle (Author), Johanna Geyer-Kordesch (Author)
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.
Author Biography
Andreas-Holger Maehle, Johanna Geyer-Kordesch,