Full Description
This book offers a moral and political analysis of the social position of people living with dementia. It takes a relational egalitarian view on the demands of justice, reflecting on what would be required for our society to become one in which we relate to members of this group as equals. By making several contributions to the legal and political philosophy of dementia care, the author uses a novel framework to underpin several public policy recommendations, aimed at remedying the injustices those living with the condition face. Whilst doing so, she takes care not to overlook the legislative and economic barriers to achieving an ideal, dementia-inclusive society, and considers ways in which they might be overcome. Providing public policy insights while furthering scholarship on justice, equality, and capability, this is a timely and novel book that speaks to some of the most urgent questions facing contemporary ageing societies.
Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Diagnosing the injustices faced by people living with dementia; 3. Severe cognitive disability and the relationship between moral and social equality; 4. Determining the authentic interests of people living with dementia: the case of advance directives; 5. The indirect-first approach: towards non-dominating dementia care; 6. The imperative of professional dementia care; 7. Can the secure dementia unit be justified? building egalitarian dementia care infrastructure; 8. Dementia, equality, and the law of the United Kingdom; 9. Dementia and the problem of speaking for others; 10. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
