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Vol. 4. Issue 1.
Pages 24-34 (January - June 2018)
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Vol. 4. Issue 1.
Pages 24-34 (January - June 2018)
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Individual Autonomy: Self, Culture, and Bioethics
Autonomía individual: persona, cultura y bioética
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Ashwani Kumar Peetusha,
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apeetush@wlu.ca

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, Arjuna Maharajb
a Departamento de Filosofia, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Ave. W, N2L 3C5 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
b Escuela de Ciencia Interdisciplinaria, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W, L8S 4L8 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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This paper problematizes the concept of individual autonomy in the on-going project of attempting to understand and construct global principles of bioethics. We argue that autonomy as it is commonly defined and interpreted, and the emphasis that is placed on it, presupposes an individualistic concept of the self, family, and community that arises out of a Euro- Western liberal tradition and that is often in tension with various non-Western perspectives. We conclude that a more globally dialogical approach to bioethics is required.

Keywords:
Bioethics
Medical ethics
Meta-ethics
Global ethics
Individual autonomy
Cultural diversity
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Este ensayo problematiza el concepto de autonomía individual con relación al proyecto en curso por comprender y construir principios globales para la bioética. Nuestro argumento es que la autonomía, tal como es corrientemente definida e interpretada, y el énfasis que se pone en ella, presupone una noción individualista de la persona y de la sociedad que deriva de la tradición liberal Euro-Occidental. Ese individualismo está frecuentemente en tensión con otras variadas perspectivas no occidentales. En conclusión, afirmamos la necesidad de una aproximación dialógica global a la bioética en general.

Palabras clave:
Bioética
Ética médica
Ética global
Autonomía individual
Diversidad cultural

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