Respecting One's Elders: In Search of an Ontological Explanation for the Asymmetry Between the Proper Treatment of Dependent Adults and Children.
The infantilization of older adults seems morally deplorable whereas very young children are appropriate recipients of such treatment. Children, we argue, are not mentally capable of acting autonomously and reasoning clearly. However, we have difficulty reconciling this justification with the fact t...
| Publicado en: | Philosophical Papers Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 397 - 420 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Nov2012
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