Autonomy and long-term care / George J. Agich.
Autonomy and long-term care / George J. Agich.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
Date
1993.
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N174.2/135
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 197 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The Liberal Theory of Autonomy -- 3. Long-Term Care: Myth and Reality -- 4. Actual Autonomy -- 5. A Phenomenological View of Social Action -- 6. Autonomy and Long-Term Care: Another Look.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1993.
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Summary
Through a phenomenological analysis of long-term care, he develops an ethical framework for it by showing how autonomy is actually manifest in certain structural features of the social world of long-term care. Throughout this timely work, the rich sociological and anthropological literature on aging and long-term care is referenced and the practica...
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Autonomy and long-term care / George J. Agich.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-182) and index.
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Text in Hebrew.
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N174.2/135
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74VKKaWrBVNb
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ISBN
0195074955
9780195074956 (alk. paper)
0195074955 (alk. paper)
9789651902741
9651902744
9780195074956
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174.2
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991021868089702626
