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The Theory and Practice of Autonomy.

Laura W. Ekstrom, Gerald Dworkin

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Preface Acknowledgments Part I. Theory: 1. The nature of autonomy 2. The value of autonomy 3. Moral autonomy 4. Autonomy, science, and morality 5. Is more choice better than less? Part II. Practice: 6. Consent, representation, and proxy consent 7. Autonomy and informed consent 8. Paternalism: some second thoughts 9. The serpent beguiled me and I did eat: entrapment and the creation of crime 10. Behaviour control and design Epilogue Bibliography Index.

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Key concepts: Autonomy, Contemporary philosophy, Analytic philosophy, General interest, Epistemology, Philosophy, Political science, Law