dc.contributor.author |
Qualtere-Burcher, Paul, 1963- |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2009-03-03T23:23:25Z |
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dc.date.available |
2009-03-03T23:23:25Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2008-12 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/8687 |
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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. |
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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. |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
Adviser: Mark Johnson |
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dc.language.iso |
en_US |
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dc.publisher |
University of Oregon |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Philosophy, M.A., 2008; |
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dc.title |
The Just Distance: A New Biomedical Principle |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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