Care of the older person and the value of human dignity

被引：1

作者：

Pageau, Felix ^{[1
,2
]}

Fiasse, Gaelle ^{[3
,4
]}

Nordenfelt, Lennart ^{[5
]}

Mihailov, Emilian ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Laval Univ, Fac Med, Dept Med, Div Geriatr, 1050 Ave Med, Quebec City, PQ G1V 0A6, Canada

[2] VITAM, Ctr Excellence Vieillissement Quebec, Quebec City, PQ, Canada

[3] McGill Univ, Joint Appointment Sch Religious Studies, Dept Philosophy, Montreal, PQ, Canada

[4] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Dept Philosophy, Jerusalem, Israel

[5] Marie Cederschiold Univ, Dept Hlth Care Sci, Stockholm, Sweden

[6] Univ Bucharest, Fac Philosophy, Res Ctr Appl Ethics, Dept Hist Philosophy & Pract Philosophy, Bucharest, Romania

来源：

BIOETHICS | 2024年 / 38卷 / 01期

关键词：

care; dignity; ethics; geriatrics; solicitude;

D O I：

10.1111/bioe.13251

中图分类号：

B82 [伦理学（道德学）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

As the world population is rapidly aging, stakeholders must address the care of the elderly with great concern. Also, loss of dignity is often associated with aging due to dementia, mobility problems and diminished functional autonomy. However, dignity is a polysemic term that is deemed useless by some ethicists. To counter this claim, we propose four concepts to define it better and make use accurately of this notion. These are human dignity, dignity of identity, dignities of excellence and attributed dignities. Finally, we explain the importance of solicitude and human dignity in the care of the elderly. This will ensure the respect, friendship and dignity of the elderly in providing geriatric ethical care.

引用

页码：44 / 51

页数：8

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