Author:
Gaylin, Willard.
Edition Statement:Rev. and expanded.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2003.
Descriptionx, 293 p. ; 23 cm.
Note:Freedom, coercion, and commonsense morality -- A self of one's own : the meaning of autonomy -- Land of the free : autonomy in American life today -- Seduced by autonomy : heeding the Grand Inquisitor and other critics -- It's only human nature -- Growing up good -- Irrational man -- The multiple meanings of coercion -- In defense of social control : the ethics of coercion -- Autonomy gone bonkers : the mentally impaired -- Last rights I : decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment -- Last rights II : autonomy, moral trespass, and physician-assisted suicide -- Beyond autonomy : toward an ethic of interdependence.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
