Dementia and the Boundaries of Secular Personhood

For many, dementia disrupts basic ideas about what it means to be human, raising profound philosophical and theological questions on the nature of personhood. In this article I ask what dementia might reveal about personhood in a “secular age.” I suggest that the ill-fitting relationship between Wes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicholas Covaleski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2021-11-01
Series:Philosophy of Medicine
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Online Access:https://philmed.pitt.edu/philmed/article/view/65