Recognition of Others as a Prerequisite for Any Form of Consent and Assent: A Response to Verpaelst and Touyz

Authors

  • Vincent Couture Laboratoire de recherche transdisciplinaire en génétique, médecines et sciences sociales, Service de génétique, Département de pédiatrie, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7202/1035504ar

Keywords:

consent, assent, theory of recognition, Axel Honneth, medicalization

Language(s):

French

Abstract

Medicine creates a tacit contract of appropriation of the medicalized body that consent forms simply formalize. The story of Frank Verpaelst highlights the primacy of the need for recognition that is inherent to the doctor/patient encounter, whether in the context of teaching, research or care.

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Published

2015-07-13

Issue

Vol. 4 (2015)

Section

"Response to" Commentaries

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Copyright (c) 2015 Vincent Couture

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