Justice for older people /

Justice for older people /

The authors of these papers vary in age, nationality and professional background. They share a belief that all too often older people are not treated justly or fairly, and also a belief that this is particularly true with regard to a proper respect for their dignity as people and a proper allocation...

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Other Authors: Lesser, Harry.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi. ©2012.

Series: Value Inquiry Book Series 245.
Rodopi Religion, Theology and Philosophy Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2014, ISBN: 9789004357938.

Subjects:

Older people > Social conditions.
Older people > Care > Moral and ethical aspects.
Older people > Medical care > Moral and ethical aspects.
Aging > Moral and ethical aspects.
Older people > Legal status, laws, etc.

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Call Number: HQ1061 .J87 2012

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • THE PRESENT SITUATION: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT /
  • Harry Lesser
  • OLDER PEOPLE, CARE, DIGNITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS /
  • Peter Crome
  • AGE, DIGNITY, AND SOCIAL POLICY /
  • Andrew Edgar
  • DANGERS AND DILEMMAS SURROUNDING THE CONSUMPTION OF ANTI-AGEING MEDICINE /
  • Beatriz Cardona
  • LONELINESS IN OLDER PATIENTS /
  • Harry Lesser
  • THE EFFECT OF AGEING ON AUTONOMY /
  • Caroline Dunn
  • AUTONOMY FOR OLDER PATIENTS IN BEDSIDE MEDICINE: OBSERVATIONS FROM A DEVELOPING NATION /
  • Ashish Goel , Wilma Wilson and AB Dey
  • INTERVENTION WITHOUT PATIENT CONSENT /
  • Harry Lesser
  • IS A GRAY WORLD DESIRABLE? /
  • Simona Giordano
  • PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN OLD AGE /
  • John Hostler
  • THE GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHCARE RESOURCES IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY /
  • Robin Attfield
  • THE RIVAL CLAIMS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO HEALTHCARE RESOURCES: IS THERE A NEED FOR GREATER COHERENCE IN OUR VIEW? /
  • Margaret Harris
  • SETTING LIMITS FAIRLY: A CRITIQUE OF SOME OF DANIEL CALLAHAN'S VIEWS /
  • Michael Rivlin
  • SOCIAL INJUSTICE: DISTRIBUTIVE EGALITARIANISM, THE COMPLETE-LIFE VIEW, AND AGE DISCRIMINATION /
  • Richard Wagland
  • A FAIR INNINGS OR A COMPLETE LIFE: ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT AN EGALITARIAN JUSTIFICATION OF AGEISM /
  • Richard Wagland
  • TRIAGE AND OLDER PATIENTS /
  • Harry Lesser
  • JUSTICE, GUIDELINES, AND VIRTUES /
  • Julian C. Hughes
  • ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
  • INDEX
  • VIBS.