Doctors' orders, rationality and the good life: commentary on Savulescu.
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In his paper, Should doctors intentionally do less than the best,' Julian Savulescu makes a number of controversial and interesting claims. They have to do with the nature of rationality, the obligations of doctors and the significance of genetic relatedness. I will concentrate on rationality and the obligations of doctors. What Savulescu has to say about the significance ofgenetic relatedness seems broadly correct, although I do not believe he has taken on board its significance when related to the other parts of his overall position, as we shall see.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of medical ethics
دوره 25 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999