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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Lubomira Radoilska (Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, UK, and Research Associate, Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, UK)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.506kg ISBN: 9780199595426ISBN 10: 0199595429 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 19 April 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: personal autonomy, decisional capacity, and mental disorder ; PART I: MAPPING THE CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPE ; 1. Mental disorder and the value(s) of 'autonomy' ; 2. Autonomy and neuroscience ; 3. Three challenges from delusion for theories of autonomy ; PART II: AUTONOMY IN LIGHT OF MENTAL DISORDER ; 4. Does mental disorder involve loss of personal autonomy? ; 5. Rationality and self-knowledge in delusion and confabulation: implications for autonomy as self-governance ; 6. Privacy and patient autonomy in mental health care ; PART III: RETHINKING CAPACITY AND RESPECT FOR AUTONOMY ; 7. Clarifying capacity: value and reasons ; 8. Conceptions of the good and the Mental Capacity Act ; 9. Autonomy, value, and the first person ; PART IV: EMERGING ALTERNATIVES ; 10. Autonomy, practical rationality, and moral deliberation ; 11. How do I learn to be me again? Autonomy, life skills, and identity ; 12. Autonomy and Ulysses arrangementsReviewsAmerican psychiatrists will find this book fresh in at least two respects: (1) that it approaches individualistic autonomy from a questioning rather than an idealizing stance and (2) that it departs somewhat from the usual competency/capacity forensic focus that orthodox medical education tends to take on the subject... Whilst this text is digestible enough to be read cover to cover, its contents are not iterative; readers can easily pick and choose the chapters that seem most germane to their practices and curiosities. Regardless, they will find valuable investigations into what it means to be autonomous and what it means to be respectful of others' autonomy. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, May 2013 The various chapters raise many interesting questions and collect many different perspectives on autonomy in mental health care. That makes it a valuable collection for students and professionals in this line of work who want to gather insights on problems concerning autonomy. Philosophy in Review This is a rich, diverse and engaging collection of essays that would be of immense use researchers and clinicians. Metapsychology Online Reviews Marks a significant intellectual change and this collection of essays, usefully structured by the editor and with a synthetic introduction, makes a very interesting contribution. British Journal of Psychiatry American psychiatrists will find this book fresh in at least two respects: (1) that it approaches individualistic autonomy from a questioning rather than an idealizing stance and (2) that it departs somewhat from the usual competency/capacity forensic focus that orthodox medical education tends to take on the subject... Whilst this text is digestible enough to be read cover to cover, its contents are not iterative; readers can easily pick and choose the chapters that seem most germane to their practices and curiosities. Regardless, they will find valuable investigations into what it means to be autonomous and what it means to be respectful of others' autonomy. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, May 2013 Author InformationLubomira Radoilska is Affiliated Lecturer at the Cambridge Faculty of Philosophy and Research Associate of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. She is the author of 'Aristotle and the Moral Philosophy of Today' (2007). Her main research interests are in moral and political philosophy, ancient philosophy and the philosophy of mental disorder Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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