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Title: | On the Call for a Feminist Notion of Autonomy in Biomedical Ethics |
Authors: | Parks, Jennifer A. |
Advisor: | Boetzkes, Elisabeth |
Department: | Philosophy |
Keywords: | Philosophy;Philosophy |
Publication Date: | Aug-1996 |
Abstract: | <p>In this thesis I argue that the received view of autonomy is insufficient for both biomedical ethics and feminist theory. I begin with an examination of the received view of autonomy; I then indicate the way in which this view of autonomy has been applied to health care ethics. A feminist relational approach to autonomy is explored: I argue that such an approach has many strengths in that it gives us a more accurate picture of the self-in-relationships and that it recognizes many social and structural conditions that may impede an individual’s attempts to be autonomous.</p> <p>This feminist relational approach to autonomy, once defined, is applied to the medical/social practices of cosmetic surgery and contract motherhood. I do this to show the practical implications of this contextual approach to autonomy.</p> |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/7421 |
Identifier: | opendissertations/2700 3725 1404329 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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