Identity, personhood and power : a critical analysis of the principle of respect for autonomy and the idea of informed consent, and their implementation in an androgynous and multicultural society

Identity, personhood and power : a critical analysis of the principle of respect for autonomy and the idea of informed consent, and their implementation in an androgynous and multicultural society

Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Autonomy and informed consent are two interrelated concepts given much prominence in contemporary biomedical discourse. The word autonomy, from the Greek autos (self) and nomos (rule), originally referred to the self-governance of...

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Main Author: Rossouw, Theresa Marie
Other Authors: Van Niekerk, Anton A.
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2012
Subjects:
Autonomy (Philosophy)
Informed consent (Medical law)
Bioethics
Medical ethics
Dissertations > Philosophy
Theses > Philosophy
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/19906

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http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/19906

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