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Oppressive limits: Callahan's foundation myth

K M Dixon1

  • 1Philosophy and Women's Studies, Bowling Green State University, OH 43403-0222, USA.

The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
|December 1, 1994
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This feminist analysis critiques Daniel Callahan's proposed social order, examining four founding myths. It explores how concepts of a whole life, life stages, tolerable death, and aging as sacrifice function within his system.

Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Feminist Philosophy
  • Social Theory

Background:

  • Daniel Callahan proposes a new social order based on natural and appropriate human concepts.
  • His system relies on specific justificatory schemes or founding myths.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To offer a feminist examination of four founding myths in Daniel Callahan's proposed social order.
  • To critically analyze the functions of these myths: whole of life, life stages, tolerable death, and aging as sacrifice.

Main Methods:

  • Feminist critique
  • Conceptual analysis of Callahan's work
  • Examination of foundational myths within a social order framework.

Main Results:

  • Callahan's concept of a whole life emphasizes nature and biological imperatives.
Keywords:
Analytical ApproachHealth Care and Public HealthSetting Limits: Medical Goals in an Aging Society (Callahan, D.)

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  • The analysis reveals how life stages, tolerable death, and aging are reconstructed within his social order.
  • The paper critically evaluates these reconstructed concepts.

    • Conclusions:

    • The paper provides a feminist lens on Callahan's social blueprint.
    • It highlights the underlying assumptions and implications of his concepts regarding life, death, and aging.
    • The study encourages critical engagement with proposed social orders and their foundational myths.