Human Rights, Dignity and Autonomy in Healthcare and Social Services : Nordic Perspectives

Aasen, Henriette Sinding (EDT); Halvorsen, Rune (EDT); da Silva, Antonio Barbosa (EDT)

ISBN 10: 905095877X / ISBN 13: 9789050958776

Published by Intersentia, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Human Rights, Dignity and Autonomy in Healthcare and Social Services : Nordic Perspectives
• Publisher: Intersentia
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 905095877X
• ISBN 13: 9789050958776
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The overall theme of this volume is the understanding of human dignity, autonomy and human rights in health care and social services in modern welfare states, with special reference to the Nordic countries. Focus is put on vulnerable groups such as children, individuals with cognitive impairment or mental illness and persons with physical disabilities. Experts from different disciplines identify ethical and legal dilemmas in modern welfare services and describe how basic values and/or rights are or may come in conflict in concrete situations.

About the Author

António Barbosa da Silva was born on Cape Verde Islands. He pursued his academic studies in Portugal, Norway and Sweden. He is B.A., B.Theol and Theol. Dr. from The University of Uppsala 1982, with the thesis: "Phenomenology of Religion as a Philosophical Problem", where he became Associate Professor in the Philosophy of Religion in 1983. From 1993 to 1995 he worked as an adjunct Professor of Philosophy of Sciences and Health Care Ethics at The Nordic School of Public Health, Gothenburg, Sweden. From 1995 he is Professor of Philosophy of Sciences, Ethics, Mental Health and Systematic Theology in Norway. He is a highly estimated lecturer on the international circuit, and is the author of several works on the philosophy of religion, inter-religious dialogue, Jewish-Christian relation, cultural confrontation, Christian ethics, healthcare ethics, the philosophy of healthcare sciences, the theoretical foundations of qualitative methods and approaches, etc. He is now a emeritus Professor of Systematic Theology, Mental Health, and Health Care Ethics at Ansgar University College, Kristiansand, Norway.