Dependence and autonomy in old age : an ethical framework for long-term care /

In this influential book, George Agich abandons comfortable abstractions to reveal the concrete threats to personal autonomy in long-term care. His book therefore offers a framework for carers to develop an ethic of long-term care within the complex environment in which many dependent and aged peopl...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Agich, George J., 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Edición:2nd ed., rev.
Temas:
Older people > Long-term care > Moral and ethical aspects.
Autonomy (Psychology) in old age.
Autonomy (Philosophy)
Older people.
Long-Term Care > ethics
Personal Autonomy
Professional-Patient Relations > ethics
Aged
Personnes âgées > Soins de longue durée > Aspect moral.
Autonomie chez la personne âgée.
Autonomie (Philosophie)
Personnes âgées.
elderly.
MEDICAL > Ethics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The liberal theory of autonomy; 3 Long-term care: myth and reality; 4 Actual autonomy; 5 A phenomenological view of actual autonomy; 6 Autonomy and long-term care: another look; References; Index.

Ejemplares similares