RT Article
T1 What Happens to the Person With Dementia?
JF Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
VO 28
IS 1/2
SP 118
OP 135
A1 Ames, Stephen
LA English
PB Routledge
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1583858539
AB Answering this question depends on how the person without dementia is understood. Consequently, this research project has two main steps. The first is to assess competing understandings of the human person to see if there is a preferred understanding. If this is successful, the second step is to see whether this preferred understanding helps develop our understanding of what happens to the person with dementia. This article makes a start on the first step by presenting two requirements by which to assess contenders for the preferred understanding of the human person. The criteria are philosophical coherence and empirical adequacy. As an example of the kind of work involved in making this assessment I evaluate Tom Kitwood's understanding of the human person, which was central to his person-centered care of people with dementia.
K1 Dementia
K1 Person
K1 person-centered care
DO 10.1080/15528030.2015.1046634