ABSTRACT

In this final chapter I weave together the arguments about the logic of choice and the logic of care that I have explored in previous chapters. In doing so, I begin by considering the topic of moral activity. Then I inquire into actorship. The articulation of what is implied in being an ‘active patient’ completes the argument of this book. Using as my case the treatment of, and life with, diabetes, I will have articulated a singular, specific, detailed version of the logic of care. I hope to have shown that care practices deserve to be appreciated and improved on their own terms. But how? What might a movement of active patients strive for? What might shared doctoring entail? Without going into details, I will offer some suggestions. And finally I will add some thoughts about further perspectives opened up by this analysis.