PHLB09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Paternalism, Harm Avoidance
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Sept 10th, 2015: phlb09 lecture 3: paternalism (chpt. If not, some form of p may be permissible goldman: p is impermissible. The most inclusive notion of harm is relative to the values and preferences of the particular individual (94) (paternalism questions one"s autonomy) Claim: honoring autonomy won"t cause harm (thus paternalisms may be impermissible) harm (thus paternalisms may be impermissible) Assume: harm relative to value depression, death) orderings . Reason: refusing treatment implies tolerance ranking (projects interrupted by treatment worse than advanced illness: empirical argument: Bad argument contra p (95): claim: wrong to withhold info, reason: patients want to know about condition, reason: physicians can"t know whole patient history. This at most shows doctors need training to judge effects of disclosure. More needed to show that: doctors must practice full disclosure to enable patient a, tf: paternalism may be impermissible.
