TY - JOUR
AU - Masud, Tahir
AB - Age and Ageing 2012; 41: 571 © The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com Book review the importance of autonomy but argue for a reinterpret- ation based on understanding people as interdependent beings who are closely linked by relationships of care and Martha Holstein, Jennifer Parks and Mark Waymack concern. Although I found some of their arguments un- convincing, I applaud their concern for the underprivileged. Springer, 2010, 304 pp, They reason that current values assume that all people ISBN: 978-0-8261-1634-5, Price: $55. have opportunity to be both independent and autonomous. This book will appeal to health care professionals having an However, because of a lack of equal opportunity, this interest in the philosophy of biomedical ethics. This is not a assumption can exacerbate inequality. The authors broaden book for medical students or junior clinicians who want to their discussion in later chapters to include the issues learn the basics of the ethical principles of health care as related to health policy, anti-ageing medicine, dementia and other books are better suited for that purpose. The authors care homes. Members of clinical ethics committees 
TI - Ethics, ageing and society: the critical turn
JF - Age and Ageing
DO - 10.1093/ageing/afs079
DA - 2012-07-29
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/ethics-ageing-and-society-the-critical-turn-H5tnOg0zy0
SP - 571
EP - 571
VL - 41
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
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