The Just Distance: A New Biomedical Principle

dc.contributor.author	Qualtere-Burcher, Paul, 1963-
dc.date.accessioned	2009-03-03T23:23:25Z
dc.date.available	2009-03-03T23:23:25Z
dc.date.issued	2008-12
dc.description	ix, 55 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.	en
dc.description.abstract	This work argues that the principle of autonomy set forth in the Principalist theory of biomedical ethics should be replaced by "the just distance"-a concept first suggested by Paul Ricoeur. Beginning with the prevailing critique of autonomy in feminist philosophy and medical ethics, the paper then explains why a principle encompassing narrativity, relationality, and singularity would provide a better guiding standard for the doctor-patient encounter than the current rule of "respect for autonomy". The final chapter gives examples ofhow the just distance can be used in a clinical setting, and responds to possible critiques of this new principle.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Adviser: Mark Johnson	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1794/8687
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	University of Oregon	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Philosophy, M.A., 2008;
dc.title	The Just Distance: A New Biomedical Principle	en
dc.type	Thesis	en

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