tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862650994760201725.post1462204241352901032..comments2023-07-21T07:44:58.996-07:00Comments on risa's pieces: What do we mean when we talk about autonomy?Risa Denenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09157041687549002339noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862650994760201725.post-60511856233550695092009-02-08T18:16:00.000-08:002009-02-08T18:16:00.000-08:00WOW! What an amazing story. I often wonder what ...WOW! What an amazing story. I often wonder what autonomy really does mean. I have had many similarly interesting situations where a classic medical bioethics definition of autonomy does not seem to fit so easily as it may in a textbook. <BR/><BR/>I came across an fasicnating definition of autonomy that included relationships with other people. The author defined autonomy consisting of self/desires; others/responsibilities, self&others/rewards and expectations.<BR/><BR/>It helped me understand autonomy in a much different light.Christian Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685043408496367587noreply@blogger.com