Theories of the Self and Autonomy in Medical Ethics

Part 1: From Theories of the Self and Autonomy to Medical Ethics.- Chapter 1. A Three-Layered Understanding of the Self as Basis of a Respectful Ethics (Jِrg Zeller).- Chapter 2. What Is Autonomy Anyway? (Milijana Djeric).- Chapter 3. Deciding for Others, and Respect for Autonomy in End-of-Life Decisions (Jovan Babic).- Chapter 4. Narratives in Flux. Why Patients Life Stories Do Not Provide Decisive Instructions in Cases of Surrogate Decision-Making (Michael Kühler).- Chapter 5. The ART of Authenticity(Birgit Beck).- Chapter 6. Remainders of the Self: Consciousness as a Problem for Neuroethics(Marco Stier).- Part 2: From Medical Ethics to Theoretical Ethics and Lawmaking.- Chapter 7. Ethical Issues Concerning Patient Autonomy in Clinical Practice (Alfred Simon).- Chapter 8. Patients Rights to Refuse Medical Treatment Through the Act of Advanced Directives (Hajrija Mujovic Zornic).- Chapter 9. Prolonged Autonomy? The Principle of Precedent Autonomy and the Binding Force of Advance Directives in Dementia (Oliver Hallich).- Chapter 10. Individual and Collective Responsibility in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (Zoran Todorovic).- Chapter 11. Late Stage Dementia and Responsibility for Past Crimes (Annette Dufner).- Chapter 12. Understanding Euthanasia through Various Medical Practices (Veselin Mitrovic).