附註: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.
摘要: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.
