In defence of moral imperialism: four equal and universal prima facie principles
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In defence of moral imperialism: four equal and universal prima facie principles.
Raanan Gillon is a noted defender of the four principles approach to healthcare ethics. His general position has always been that these principles are to be considered to be both universal and prima facie in nature. In recent work, however, he has made two claims that seem to present difficulties for this view. His first claim is that one of these four principles, respect for autonomy, has a sp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Ethics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0306-6800
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.012591