Develops an account of autonomy in which its attribution to agents is dependentin part on their relationships with others and not merely upon their mentalstates... » 

Develops an account of autonomy in which its attribution to agents is dependentin part on their relationships with others and not merely upon their mentalstates. This book applies this account of autonomy to bioethical issues such asinformed consent and patient confidentiality in which autonomy plays a centralrole. «