Voluntariness, consent, and justification

Thesis

When we consent to something (e.g. a medical procedure, sex, a tattoo), we permit people to act in ways that would otherwise be legally or morally impermissible. However, in order for consent to be valid, certain conditions must be met. In this thesis, I discuss the condition that consent needs to be voluntary, I focus specifically on consent to medical procedures, and I argue that such consent is voluntary unless it is motivated by an influence that cannot be interpe...

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Authors: Kiener, M

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: consent; nudging; clinical trials; causation; organ donation; voluntariness; interpersonal justification; coercion
• Subjects: Consent; Medical ethics; Clinical Trials; Coercion