Defense Date
3-27-2006
Graduation Date
Spring 2006
Availability
Immediate Access
Submission Type
dissertation
Degree Name
PhD
Department
Philosophy
School
McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts
Committee Chair
Fred Evans
Committee Member
Charles Don Keyes
Committee Member
Will Aiken
Keywords
Kant, Nursing Homes
Abstract
This dissertation examines the structures of contemporary nursing homes and argues that the structure is conducive to the objectification (treatment of a human being as a non-person) of nursing home residents. In order to eliminate the potential for objectification, this project employs the Kantian categorical imperative as its theoretical framework. Based on that framework Kantian Meadows is created as an example of a just nursing home.
Format
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Bjalobok, F. (2006). Kantian Meadows: A Just Nursing Home Grounded in the Categorical Imperative (Doctoral dissertation, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/325