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491The Concept of AutonomyGrazer Philosophische Studien 12 (1): 203-213. 1981.In both theoretical and applied contexts the concept of autonomy has assumed increasing importance in recent normative philosophical discussion. Given various problems to be clarified or resolved the author characterizes the concept by first setting out conditions of adequacy. The author then links the notion of autonomy to the identification and critical reflection of an agent upon his first-order motivations. It is only when a person identifies with the influences that motivate him, assimilate…Read more
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107Physician-assisted suicide and public policyPhilosophical Studies 89 (2-3): 133-141. 1998.A defense of Physician-assisted suicide as ethically justifiable, and as legally permissible.
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4A Journal Of Mathematical Ethics: A ProposalPhilosophical Forum 13 (4): 413. 1982.A humorous essay on the idea of using mathematical ideas to think about ethical issues.
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143Morality, harm, and the law (edited book)Westview Press. 1994.Some of the most difficult and wrenching social and political issues in U.S. society today are about the relationship between strongly held moral values and the laws of the land. There is no consensus about whether the law should deal with morality at all, and if it is to do so, there is no agreement over whose morality is to be reflected in the law.In this compact and carefully edited anthology, Gerald Dworkin presents the readings necessary for an understanding of these issues. The volume cont…Read more
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59In Defense of Anarchism (review)Journal of Philosophy 68 (18): 561-567. 1971.A critical review of R.P. Wolff's book In Defense of Anarchism.
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115Physician-Assisted Death: The State of the DebateIn Bonnie Steinbock (ed.), The Oxford handbook of bioethics, Oxford University Press. 2007.The essential outlines of the debate over voluntary euthanasia have not changed very much since Glanville Williams and Yale Kamisar debated the issues almost fifty years ago. On the one hand, there is an appeal to considerations of autonomy and the relief of suffering: individuals should be able to choose the timing and mode of their dying and they should not have to suffer from pain and other modes of indignity such as incontinence, paralysis, muscular wastage, and mental deterioration. So far …Read more
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54The Concept of AutonomyGrazer Philosophische Studien 12 (1): 203-213. 1981.In both theoretical and applied contexts the concept of autonomy has assumed increasing importance in recent normative philosophical discussion. Given various problems to be clarified or resolved the author characterizes the concept by first setting out conditions of adequacy. The author then links the notion of autonomy to the identification and critical reflection of an agent upon his first-order motivations. It is only when a person identifies with the influences that motivate him, assimilate…Read more
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11Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted SuicideCambridge University Press. 1998.The moral issues involved in doctors assisting patients to die with dignity are of absolutely central concern to the medical profession, ethicists, and the public at large. The debate is fuelled by cases that extend far beyond passive euthanasia to the active consideration of killing by physicians. The need for a sophisticated but lucid exposition of the two sides of the argument is now urgent. This book supplies that need. Two prominent philosophers, Gerald Dworkin and R. G. Frey present the ca…Read more
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892PaternalismThe Monist 56 (1): 64-84. 1972.I take as my starting point the “one very simple principle” proclaimed by Mill in On Liberty … “That principle is, that the sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection. That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it …Read more
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131Mill's on Liberty: Critical EssaysRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 1997.John Stuart Mill's On Liberty continues to shape modern Western conceptions of individual freedom. In this volume, eight leading Mill scholars comment on this landmark work. Their essays, selected for their importance and accessibility, serve as an excellent introduction to this foundational text
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