Challenging the bioethical application of the autonomy principle within multicultural societies

Journal of Applied Philosophy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-31

  Fagan, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; ETHNIC GROUP; FREEDOM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONHOOD; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

BIOETHICS; COERCION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CULTURE; ETHICAL RELATIVISM; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FREEDOM; HINDUISM; HUMANS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONHOOD; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL VALUES; SPOUSE ABUSE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WESTERN WORLD; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 2442485774     PISSN: 02643758     EISSN: 14685930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0264-3758.2004.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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