The ethic of informed consent : phronesis and caring
The purpose of this thesis is to consider the problems associated with the concept of informed consent to treatment from the perspective of two theories: Aristotelian virtue ethics and a contemporary ethic of caring. <p> The theory and practice of informed consent to treatment is an important...
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University of Saskatchewan
2011
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| Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-02032011-092304/ |
| Summary: | The purpose of this thesis is to consider the problems associated with the concept of informed consent to treatment from the perspective of two theories: Aristotelian virtue ethics and a contemporary ethic of caring. <p>
The theory and practice of informed consent to treatment is an important issue in contemporary medical ethics. Informed consent requires a relationship between doctor and patient based on dialogue and trust. Unfortunately, this relationship is too often underminded by authoritarian practices on the part of the medical profession. I shall examine the problems that this raises by means of an analysis of the concept of <u>phronesis</u> in Aristotle and from the perspective of the ethic of caring developed by Nel Noddings. <p>
The presented integration of these two very different ethical theories provides a possibility for more inclusive understanding of the problem of informed consent and establishes a base for further study in this area. |
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