Theories of the Self and Autonomy in Medical Ethics
In: The International Library of Bioethics 83
In: Springer eBook Collection
Part 1: From Theories of the Self and Autonomy to Medical Ethics -- Chapter 1. A Three-Layered Understanding of the Self as Basis of a Respectful Ethics (Jörg Zeller) -- Chapter 2. What Is Autonomy Anyway? (Milijana Djerić) -- Chapter 3. Deciding for Others, and Respect for Autonomy in End-of-Life Decisions (Jovan Babić) -- Chapter 4. Narratives in Flux. Why Patients' Life Stories Do Not Provide Decisive Instructions in Cases of Surrogate Decision-Making (Michael Kühler) -- Chapter 5. The ART of Authenticity(Birgit Beck) -- Chapter 6. Remainders of the Self: Consciousness as a Problem for Neuroethics(Marco Stier) -- Part 2: From Medical Ethics to Theoretical Ethics and Lawmaking -- Chapter 7. Ethical Issues Concerning Patient Autonomy in Clinical Practice (Alfred Simon) -- Chapter 8. Patients' Rights to Refuse Medical Treatment Through the Act of Advanced Directives (Hajrija Mujovic Zornić) -- Chapter 9. Prolonged Autonomy? The Principle of Precedent Autonomy and the Binding Force of Advance Directives in Dementia (Oliver Hallich) -- Chapter 10. Individual and Collective Responsibility in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (Zoran Todorović) -- Chapter 11. Late Stage Dementia and Responsibility for Past Crimes (Annette Dufner) -- Chapter 12. Understanding 'Euthanasia' through Various Medical Practices (Veselin Mitrović).