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| Views of the person with dementia | | Author(s) | Julian C Hughes |
| Journal title | Journal of Medical Ethics, vol 27, no 2, April 2001 |
| Pages | pp 86-91 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Personality ; Attitude. |
| Annotation | In connection with dementia, the author considers two views of the person. One view of the person is derived from Locke and Parfit. This tends to regard the person solely in terms of psychological states and his/her connections. The second view of the person is derived from a variety of thinkers, and which the author calls "the situated-embodied-agent" view of the person. This view, he suggests, more readily squares with the reality of clinical experience, as it regards the person as embedded in a history and culture. The human person is also an embodied agent. The author contends that this view encourages a more appropriate approach towards the ethical issues that arise in dementia and towards people with dementia. This emphasis on the socially situated nature of personhood aligns his view with the work of Kitwood. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010809201 A |
| Classmark | EA: DK: DP |
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