TY - JOUR
T1 - From the patient's point of view
T2 - medical ethics and the moral imagination
AU - Elliott, C.
AU - Elliott, B.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - This paper concerns the difficulties of imagining the subjective point of view of another human being, and the relevance of these difficulties to medical decisions. It explores especially the difficulties of imagining the experience of the mentally impaired, and examines several standards for decision-making: the 'prior expressed wishes standard', the 'substituted judgement standard', and the 'best interests standard'.
AB - This paper concerns the difficulties of imagining the subjective point of view of another human being, and the relevance of these difficulties to medical decisions. It explores especially the difficulties of imagining the experience of the mentally impaired, and examines several standards for decision-making: the 'prior expressed wishes standard', the 'substituted judgement standard', and the 'best interests standard'.
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U2 - 10.1136/jme.17.4.173
DO - 10.1136/jme.17.4.173
M3 - Article
C2 - 1787514
AN - SCOPUS:0025948177
SN - 0306-6800
VL - 17
SP - 173
EP - 178
JO - Journal of Medical Ethics
JF - Journal of Medical Ethics
IS - 4
ER -