Consent Is A Basic Component Of The Ethics Of Human Relations Making Permissible A Wide Range Of Conduct That Would Otherwise Be Wrongful. Consent Marks The Difference Between Slavery & Employment, Permissible Sexual Relations & Rape, Borrowing Or Selling & Theft, Medical Treatment & Battery, Participation In Research & Being A Human Guinea Pig. The Nature Of Consent / John Kleinig -- A History Of Consent In Western Thought / David Johnston -- Autonomy And Consent / Tom Beauchamp -- Preface To A Theory Of Consent Transactions : Beyond Valid Consent / Franklin G. Miller And Alan Wertheimer -- Paternalism And Consent / Douglas Husak -- Hypothetical Consent / Arthur Kuflik -- Consent To Harm / Vera Bergelson -- Consent To Sexual Relations / Alan Wertheimer -- Sex, Law, And Consent / Robin West -- Contracts / Brian H. Bix -- Consent With Inducements : The Case Of Body Parts And Services / Janet Radcliffe Richards -- Political Obligation And Consent / A. John Simmons -- Advances In Informed Consent Research / Philip Candilis And Charles W. Lidz -- Consent To Medical Care : The Importance Of Fiduciary Context / Steven Joffe And Robert D. Truog -- Consent To Clinical Research / Franklin G. Miller. Edited By Franklin G. Miller And Alan Wertheimer. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English