Discretionary power, lies, and broken trust: Justification and discomfort

Theoretical Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 329-352

  Potter, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aristotle; betrayal; character; deception; discretionary power; justification; lying; trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MORALITY; REVIEW;

ACCOUNTABILITY; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARISTOTLE; AUTONOMY; COMPASSION; MORAL POLICY; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; TRUST;

BENEFICENCE; DISCLOSURE; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATERNALISM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TRUST; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; VIRTUES;

EID: 0030478031     PISSN: 01679902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00489679     Document Type: Review

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