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Informed Consent, Proxy Consent, and Catholic Bioethics
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Hardback. This work is a comprehensive explanation, rooted in Catholic anthropology and moral theory, of the meaning and limits of informed and proxy consent to experimentation on human subjects. It articulates this rationale in therapeutic and non-therapeutic settings. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 555.
This work offers a comprehensive understanding rooted in Catholic anthropology and moral theory of the meaning and limits of informed and proxy consent to experimentation on human subjects. In particular, it seeks to articulate the rationale for proxy consent in both therapeutic and nontherapeutic settings. As to the former, the book proposes that the Golden Rule, recognizing the basic inclinations of human nature toward objective goods perfective of human persons, should underpin the notion of proxy consent to experimentation on humans. As to the latter, an additional scrutiny of the amount of risk involved is necessary, since the risk-benefit ratio ... Read more
This work offers a comprehensive understanding rooted in Catholic anthropology and moral theory of the meaning and limits of informed and proxy consent to experimentation on human subjects. In particular, it seeks to articulate the rationale for proxy consent in both therapeutic and nontherapeutic settings. As to the former, the book proposes that the Golden Rule, recognizing the basic inclinations of human nature toward objective goods perfective of human persons, should underpin the notion of proxy consent to experimentation on humans. As to the latter, an additional scrutiny of the amount of risk involved is necessary, since the risk-benefit ratio ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400721951
SKU
V9789400721951
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Reviews for Informed Consent, Proxy Consent, and Catholic Bioethics
From the reviews: “This book presents an in-depth analysis of informed consent and proxy consent … and offers a robust anthropology and virtue ethic consistent with Roman Catholic teaching to justify and guide these principles. … The book is researched and written at a high academic level, but it is also very accessible and would be appropriate for philosophers, ... Read more