Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Consent

<p></p><p>While the importance of consent has been discussed widely over the last few decades interest in its study has received renewed attention in recent years particularly regarding medical treatment clinical research and sexual acts. <i>The Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Consent</i> is an outstanding reference source to this exciting subject and the first collection of its kind. Comprising over thirty chapters by a team of international contributors the <i>Handbook</i> is divided into five main parts:</p><p></p><p>• General questions</p><p></p><p>• Normative ethics</p><p></p><p>• Legal theory</p><p></p><p>• Medical ethics</p><p></p><p>• Political philosophy.</p><p></p><p>Within these sections central issues debates and problems are examined including: the nature and normative importance of consent paternalism exploitation and coercion privacy sexual consent consent and criminal law informed consent organ donation clinical research and consent theory of political obligation and authority.</p><p>The Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Consent is essential reading for students and researchers in moral theory applied ethics medical ethics philosophy of law and political philosophy. This volume will also be very useful for those in related fields such as political science law medicine and social science.</p>