Medical ethics and the two dogmas of lib
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Terrence F. Ackerman
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Article
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1984
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Springer Netherlands
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English
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Two dogmas of liberalism in the therapeutic setting are challenged: (1) that patients have a ready-made ability to act autonomously; and (2) that non-intervention by physicians is the best strategy for protecting the autonomy of patients. Recognition of the impact of illness upon autonomous behavior