NON-THERAPEUTIC MODIFICATION AND SELF-INTEREST: REPLY TO SCHRAMME
In this article I reply to Thomas Schramme's argument that there are no good reasons for the prohibition of severe forms of voluntary non-therapeutic body modification. I argue that on paternalistic assumptions there is, in fact, a perfectly good reason.
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2008
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Bioethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 22, Issue: 8, Pages: 455-456 |
Further subjects: | B
Well-being
B Self interest B Paternalism B body modification |
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Summary: | In this article I reply to Thomas Schramme's argument that there are no good reasons for the prohibition of severe forms of voluntary non-therapeutic body modification. I argue that on paternalistic assumptions there is, in fact, a perfectly good reason. |
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ISSN: | 1467-8519 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Bioethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2008.00668.x |