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The Ongoing Dialectic between Autonomy and Responsibility in a Pluralist World

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(2005). The Ongoing Dialectic between Autonomy and Responsibility in a Pluralist World. In: Textbook of Healthcare Ethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2252-2_5

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