Alzheimer Disease and the "Then" Self
The authority of the intact self over the future severely demented self is based on notions of integrity and precedent autonomy. Despite criticism of this authority, the principle of precedent autonomy in the care of people with Alzheimer disease or other progressive and irreversible dementias retai...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
1995
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Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal
Year: 1995, Volume: 5, Issue: 4, Pages: 307-321 |
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| Summary: | The authority of the intact self over the future severely demented self is based on notions of integrity and precedent autonomy. Despite criticism of this authority, the principle of precedent autonomy in the care of people with Alzheimer disease or other progressive and irreversible dementias retains its moral significance. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-3249 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/ken.0.0155 |