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The perversion of autonomy : coercion and constraints in a liberal society
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The perversion of autonomy : coercion and constraints in a liberal society / Willard Gaylin, Bruce Jennings.
ISBN
0878409068 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Edition
Revised and expanded
Published
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2003.
Physical Description
x, 293 p. ; 23 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 24, 2003
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Freedom, coercion, and commonsense morality
A self of one's own : the meaning of autonomy
Land of the free : autonomy in American life today
Seduced by autonomy : heeding the Grand Inquisitor and other critics
It's only human nature
Growing up good
Irrational man
The multiple meanings of coercion
In defense of social control : the ethics of coercion
Autonomy gone bonkers : the mentally impaired
Last rights I : decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment
Last rights II : autonomy, moral trespass, and physician-assisted suicide.
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