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Autonomy: A Moral Good, Not a Moral Obsession
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While acknowledging the value of respect for autonomy as a means of establishing moral independence for the individual, Callahan sees a danger in making autonomy the moral goal of a society or of a system of medical care. He discusses its shortcomings as a form of subjectivism that may end up being used as a justification for selfishness. Accordingly, autonomy should be considered a necessary but not a sufficient condition for a moral life; what is needed as well is a broader ethic that incorporates obligations to others and builds bonds of community. (KIE abstract)
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Metadata
- Authors
- Callahan, D.
- Venue
- The Hastings Center Report
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1984-10
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 40
- ISSN
- 0093-0334 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1977915491
- Cited by
- 158
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 2.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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