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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Agich, George J., 1947- author.

Standardized Title:

Autonomy and long-term care

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Long-term care--Moral and ethical aspects.

Older people.

Autonomy (Psychology) in old age.

Autonomy (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 207 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

2nd and rev. ed.

Other Title:

Dependence & Autonomy in Old Age

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Respecting the autonomy of disabled people is an important ethical issue for providers of long-term care. In this influential book, George Agich abandons comfortable abstractions to reveal the concrete threats to personal autonomy in this setting, where ethical conflict, dilemma and tragedy are inescapable. He argues that liberal accounts of autonomy and individual rights are insufficient, and offers an account of autonomy that matches the realities of long-term care. The 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. Previously published as Autonomy and Long-term Care, this revised edition, in paperback for the first time, takes account of recent work and develops the author's views of what autonomy means in the real world. It will have wide appeal among bioethicists and health care professionals.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Previously published as: Autonomy and long-term care.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-202) and index.

ISBN:

9780511545801

1-107-12622-3

1-280-15981-2

9786610159819

0-511-20508-2

0-511-11641-1

0-511-06728-3

0-511-54580-0

0-511-30788-8

0-511-06941-3

OCLC:

71380268