Hojjat Soofi
Biographic Data
| ID | 8665999 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hojjat Soofi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hojjat |
| FAMILY NAME | Soofi |
| SIGNATURE | SOOFI H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macquarie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7429-6970 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Vulnerability as a normative concept
Appeals to vulnerability are widespread in bioethics, yet they continue to face criticism. One line of critique concerns their normative force, with two major sceptical claims dominating the debate. The strong version holds that vulnerability alone carries little or no normative force. The moderate version grants some role but denies that it has the same normative force as concepts such as wrong or wronging. I revisit these claims in light of Cat…
Non-clinical uses of antipsychotics in resource-constrained long-term care facilities
Residents with dementia in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) often receive antipsychotic (AP) medications without clear clinical indications. One non-clinical factor influencing the use of APs in LTCFs is low staff levels. Often, using APs is viewed and rationalised by healthcare professionals in LTCFs as a lesser evil option to manage low staff levels. This paper investigates the ethical plausibility of using APs as a lesser of two evils in reso…
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Using Antipsychotics for Self-Defense Purposes by Care Staff in Residential Aged Care Facilities
People with dementia at times exhibit threatening and physically aggressive behavior toward care staff in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). Current clinical guidelines recommend judicious use of antipsychotic (AP) medications when there is an immediate risk of harm to care staff in RACFs and non-pharmacological interventions have failed to avert the threats. This article examines an account of how this recommendation can be ethically defe…
Dementia and Nussbaum’s capabilities approach to dignity
What moral work can Nussbaum’s account of human dignity do in the context of dementia care
Appeals to the dignity of people with dementia are widespread in the current literature on dementia care. One influential account of dignity in the wider philosophical and bioethical literature that has remained underexplored in the context of dementia care is that of Martha Nussbaum. This paper critically examines Nussbaum’s account of dignity and aims to determine what moral guidance this account can offer for the provision of care to people wi…
Normative force of appeals to personhood in dementia care
In this paper, I critically examine Kitwood's account of personhood for people with dementia. His account has been influential in supporting appeals to personhood in both clinical and bioethical literature on dementia care. I demonstrate that Kitwood's account does not run into common objections against invoking personhood as a normative notion, namely, the objection of exclusionary implications and the objection of redundancy. I argue, however, …
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Normative force of appeals to personhood in dementia care
In this paper, I critically examine Kitwood's account of personhood for people with dementia. His account has been influential in supporting appeals to personhood in both clinical and bioethical literature on dementia care. I demonstrate that Kitwood's account does not run into common objections against invoking personhood as a normative notion, namely, the objection of exclusionary implications and the objection of redundancy. I argue, however, …
Using Antipsychotics for Self-Defense Purposes by Care Staff in Residential Aged Care Facilities
People with dementia at times exhibit threatening and physically aggressive behavior toward care staff in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). Current clinical guidelines recommend judicious use of antipsychotic (AP) medications when there is an immediate risk of harm to care staff in RACFs and non-pharmacological interventions have failed to avert the threats. This article examines an account of how this recommendation can be ethically defe…
Dementia and Nussbaum’s capabilities approach to dignity
What moral work can Nussbaum’s account of human dignity do in the context of dementia care
Appeals to the dignity of people with dementia are widespread in the current literature on dementia care. One influential account of dignity in the wider philosophical and bioethical literature that has remained underexplored in the context of dementia care is that of Martha Nussbaum. This paper critically examines Nussbaum’s account of dignity and aims to determine what moral guidance this account can offer for the provision of care to people wi…
Non-clinical uses of antipsychotics in resource-constrained long-term care facilities
Residents with dementia in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) often receive antipsychotic (AP) medications without clear clinical indications. One non-clinical factor influencing the use of APs in LTCFs is low staff levels. Often, using APs is viewed and rationalised by healthcare professionals in LTCFs as a lesser evil option to manage low staff levels. This paper investigates the ethical plausibility of using APs as a lesser of two evils in reso…
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Vulnerability as a normative concept
Appeals to vulnerability are widespread in bioethics, yet they continue to face criticism. One line of critique concerns their normative force, with two major sceptical claims dominating the debate. The strong version holds that vulnerability alone carries little or no normative force. The moderate version grants some role but denies that it has the same normative force as concepts such as wrong or wronging. I revisit these claims in light of Cat…
Ethics in medical practice (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Patient Dignity and Privacy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Dementia (4 works) · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)