Competence and Ability

It is nearly universally thought that the kind of decision-making competence that gives one a strong prima facie right to make one's own medical decisions essentially involves having an ability (or abilities) of some sort, or having a certain level or degree of ability (or abilities). When put...

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Главный автор: Vogelstein, Eric (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: 2014
В: Bioethics
Год: 2014, Том: 28, Выпуск: 5, Страницы: 235-244
Другие ключевые слова:B Ability
B Competence
B Rationality
B Capacity
B Autonomy
B Decision
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Итог:It is nearly universally thought that the kind of decision-making competence that gives one a strong prima facie right to make one's own medical decisions essentially involves having an ability (or abilities) of some sort, or having a certain level or degree of ability (or abilities). When put under philosophical scrutiny, however, this kind of theory does not hold up. I will argue that being competent does not essentially involve abilities, and I will propose and defend a theory of decision-making competence according to which one is competent only if one possesses a certain kind of rationality in making treatment decisions.
ISSN:1467-8519
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Bioethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2012.01998.x