Dependence and autonomy in old age : an ethical framework for long-term care /
Agich, George J., 1947-
Dependence and autonomy in old age : an ethical framework for long-term care / George J. Agich. - 2nd ed., rev. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - 1 online resource (x, 207 pages)
Previously published as: Autonomy and long-term care.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-202) and index.
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.
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 people find themselves.
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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.
Autonomy (Philosophy)
Autonomy (Psychology) in old age.
Medicine.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Geriatrics.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
RC954.3 / .A44 2003eb
174/.2
2003 L-585 WT 30 / A26458a 2003
Dependence and autonomy in old age : an ethical framework for long-term care / George J. Agich. - 2nd ed., rev. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - 1 online resource (x, 207 pages)
Previously published as: Autonomy and long-term care.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-202) and index.
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.
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 people find themselves.
0511067283 9780511067280 0511069413 9780511069413 0511116411 9780511116414 0511307888 9780511307881 9780511545801 0511545800
EBL217968 eBook Library http://www.eblib.com
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.
Autonomy (Philosophy)
Autonomy (Psychology) in old age.
Medicine.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Geriatrics.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
RC954.3 / .A44 2003eb
174/.2
2003 L-585 WT 30 / A26458a 2003