{"product_id":"the-theory-and-practice-of-autonomy-paperback-9780521357678","title":"The Theory and Practice of Autonomy (Paperback) 9780521357678","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Theory and Practice of Autonomy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGerald Dworkin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521357678, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 26 August 1988\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e188 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.4 x 13.9 x 1.8 cm, 0.232 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Issues about autonomy are fundamental in ethics. Dworkin provides an excellent introduction to those issues, and I do not know of any book length discussion of a comparable sort.' Gilbert Harman, Princeton University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis important new book develops a new concept of autonomy. The notion of autonomy has emerged as central to contemporary moral and political philosophy, particularly in the area of applied ethics. professor Dworkin examines the nature and value of autonomy and uses the concept to analyse various practical moral issues such as proxy consent in the medical context, paternalism, and entrapment by law enforcement officials.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Theory: 1. The nature of autonomy\u003cbr\u003e 2. The value of autonomy\u003cbr\u003e 3. Moral autonomy\u003cbr\u003e 4. Autonomy, science, and morality\u003cbr\u003e 5. Is more choice better than less?\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Practice: 6. Consent, representation, and proxy consent\u003cbr\u003e 7. Autonomy and informed consent\u003cbr\u003e 8. Paternalism: some second thoughts\u003cbr\u003e 9. The serpent beguiled me and I did eat: entrapment and the creation of crime\u003cbr\u003e 10. Behaviour control and design\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ethics \u0026amp; moral philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ethics \u0026amp; moral philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ethics%20\u0026amp;%20moral%20philosophy%20%5BHPQ%5D%22\"\u003eHPQ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001522639128,"sku":"9780521357678","price":21.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521357678i_46787696-66f4-48af-8a6a-74bccc3658c0.jpg?v=1691375645","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-theory-and-practice-of-autonomy-paperback-9780521357678","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}