Philosophical reflections on disability / edited by D. Christopher Ralston and Justin Ho.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ralston, D. Christopher (David Christopher)

Ho, Justin.

Series:

Philosophy and medicine ; v. 104.

Philosophy and medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disability studies.

People with disabilities.

Disabled Persons.

Ethical Theory.

Personal Autonomy.

Philosophy.

Social Justice.

Medical Subjects:

Disabled Persons.

Ethical Theory.

Personal Autonomy.

Philosophy.

Social Justice.

Physical Description:

xv, 263 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; New York : Springer Verlag, 2009.

Contents:

Introduction : philosophical reflections on disability / D. Christopher Ralston and Justin Ho

An essay on modeling : the social model of disability / Anita Silvers

Ability, competence and qualification : fundamental concepts in the philosophy of disability / Lennart Nordenfelt

Disability and medical theory / Christopher Boorse

Utilitarianism, disability, and society / Torbjörn Tännsjö

Too late to matter? Preventing the birth of infants at risk for adult-onset disease or disability / Laura M. Purdy

To fail to enhance is to disable / Muireann Quigley and John Harris

Rehabilitating Aristotle : a virtue ethics approach to disability and human flourishing / Garret Merriam

Equal treatment for disabled persons : the case of organ transplantation / Robert M. Veatch

Disability rights : do we really mean it? / Ron Amundson

Dignity, disability, difference, and rights / Daniel P. Sulmasy

Public policy and personal aspects of disability / Patricia M. Owens and Eric J. Cassell

Disability and social justice / Christopher Tollefson

The unfair and the unfortunate : some brief critical reflections on secular moral claim rights for the disabled / H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr.

Neither victims nor heroes : reflections from a polio person / Jean Bethke Elshtain.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789048124763

904812476X

OCLC:

377782470