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15In reaching, the task is to move the hand to a targetBehavioral and Brain Sciences 15 (2): 337-339. 1992.
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32Significance of past statements: speech act theoryJournal of Medical Ethics 39 (9): 570-572. 2013.In W v M, a judge concluded that M's past statements should not be given weight in a best interests assessment. Several commentators in the ethics literature have argued this approach ignored M's autonomy. In this short article I demonstrate how the basic tenets of speech act theory can be used to challenge the inherent assumption that past statements represent an individual's beliefs, choices or decisions. I conclude that speech act theory, as a conceptual tool, has a valuable contribution to m…Read more
Keele, UK
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Philosophy of Action |
Philosophy of Mind |
Applied Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Philosophy of Law |
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