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Frantik, Petr (2018). Responsibility and age-related dementia. Bioethics, 32 (4). S. 240 - 251. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1467-8519

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Abstract

This article identifies the assumption of responsibility as a basic need of human beings and applies the concept specifically to older people with dementia or Alzheimer's disease. It suggests a two-level concept of responsibility, based on the approach of discourse ethicist Karl-Otto Apel, as a promising approach to recognizing human diversity while at the same time respecting people's equal rights to participate in discourse. This concept can serve as a theoretical starting point for the construction of individually adapted types of responsibility. Furthermore, the article describes practical ideas (primarily the practice of doll therapy) that can enable people with dementia or Alzheimer's disease to assume responsibility. Direct communication and a reflective, sensitive consideration of each individual case are identified as important prerequisites for the inclusion of elderly people with dementia.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Frantik, Petr UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-188579
DOI:	10.1111/bioe.12442
Journal or Publication Title:	Bioethics
Volume:	32
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 240 - 251
Date:	2018
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1467-8519
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SURROGATE DECISION-MAKING; DOLL THERAPY; PEOPLE; CARE Multiple languages Ethics; Medical Ethics; Social Issues; Social Sciences, Biomedical Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/18857