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PMID: 22845798 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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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. |
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Eric Vogelstein |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-7-29 |
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Title: Bioethics Volume: - ISSN: 1467-8519 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jul |
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Created Date: 2012-7-31 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8704792 Medline TA: Bioethics Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
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Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Jefferson College of Health Sciences in Roanoke, Virginia. |
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