Isabel Astrachan
Biographic Data
| ID | 9951436 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Isabel Astrachan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Isabel |
| FAMILY NAME | Astrachan |
| SIGNATURE | ASTRACHAN I |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institutes of Health Clinical Center |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Questioning our presumptions about the presumption of capacity
All contemporary frameworks of mental capacity stipulate that we must begin from the presumption that an adult has capacity. This presumption is crucial, as it manifests respect for autonomy and guards against prejudice and paternalism on the part of the evaluator. Given its ubiquity, we might presume that we all understand the presumption’s meaning and application in the same way. Evidence demonstrates that this is not the case and that this has…
Language and Being(s)
In the mid-twentieth century, many philosophers took up as their aim the destruction of Western metaphysics. Martinican philosopher, novelist, poet, and playwright Édouard Glissant and German philosopher Martin Heidegger were two such authors. Driven by a profound dissatisfaction with the logocentrism of Western metaphysics and concerns over what the tradition excluded—for Glissant, the experience of the creolized and post-colonial subject, and f…
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Language and Being(s)
In the mid-twentieth century, many philosophers took up as their aim the destruction of Western metaphysics. Martinican philosopher, novelist, poet, and playwright Édouard Glissant and German philosopher Martin Heidegger were two such authors. Driven by a profound dissatisfaction with the logocentrism of Western metaphysics and concerns over what the tradition excluded—for Glissant, the experience of the creolized and post-colonial subject, and f…
Questioning our presumptions about the presumption of capacity
All contemporary frameworks of mental capacity stipulate that we must begin from the presumption that an adult has capacity. This presumption is crucial, as it manifests respect for autonomy and guards against prejudice and paternalism on the part of the evaluator. Given its ubiquity, we might presume that we all understand the presumption’s meaning and application in the same way. Evidence demonstrates that this is not the case and that this has…
Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Art (1 works) · Autonomy (1 works) · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture (1 works) · Caribbean history, culture, and politics (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (1 works) · German (1 works) · German idealism (1 works)