Justice for older people

Summary: 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 of medical and social resources. Their papers, in various ways, give evidence as to what is happening and arguments, based on philosophical ethics, as to why it is wrong. The authors also have a range of proposals, backed by argument and evidence, and drawing on factual material as well as philosophical argument, as to what could be done to improve the situation. This is a book for anyone, whether themselves elderly, looking after an older person, professionally involved in working with older people, or simply realising that one day they will be old, who wants to learn about what is wrong with the present situation and how it might be made better.

Record details

ISBN: 9781280875342
ISBN: 1280875348
ISBN: 9789401207676
ISBN: 9401207674
ISBN: 9789042034907
ISBN: 9042034904
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 211 pages) : illustrations.
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Publisher: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, ©2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions: NLC students and staff only.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.