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Dependence and Autonomy in Old Age

An Ethical Framework for Long-term Care
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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.

Author Biography:

George Agich is Chairman of the Department of Bioethics at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Professor of Clinical Medicine at Ohio State University and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. His previous books are Responsibility in Health Care (1982), and The Price of Health (1986), and he is a member of the editorial board of The American Journal of Bioethics and other journals.
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August 7th, 2003
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  • Professional & Vocational
Pages
218
Dimensions
155x229x13
ISBN-13
9780521009201
Product ID
2010874

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