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Paternalism and Autonomy

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  • Spring 2026
  • Introduction To Ethics
  • Paternalism and Autonomy

Readings

Texts

  • Gerald Dworkin, "Paternalism"
  • Mack Lipkin, "On Telling Patients the Truth"

Notes

  • Dworkin's Argument
  • The Practical Impossibility Argument
  • The Irrational Patient and the Placebo Arguments

Cases

  • Truth-Telling Cases
  • Medical Paternalism Cases

Synopsis