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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ralston, D. Christopher.

Ho, Justin.

Series:

Philosophy and medicine ; v. 104.

Philosophy and medicine ; 104

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disability studies.

People with disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2010.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; New York : Springer Verlag, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This project draws together the diverse strands of the debate regarding disability in a way never before combined in a single volume. After providing a representative sampling of competing philosophical approaches to the conceptualization of disability as such, the volume goes on to address such themes as the complex interplay between disability and quality of life, questions of social justice as it relates to disability, and the personal dimensions of the disability experience. By explicitly locating the discussion of various applied ethical questions within the broader theoretical context of how disability is best conceptualized, the volume seeks to bridge the gap between abstract philosophical musings about the nature of disease, illness and disability found in much of the philosophy of medicine literature, on the one hand, and the comparatively concrete but less philosophical discourse frequently encountered in much of the disability studies literature. It also critically examines various claims advanced by disability advocates, as well as those of their critics. In bringing together leading scholars in the fields of moral theory, bioethics, and disability studies, this volume makes a unique contribution to the scholarly literature, while also offering a valuable resource to instructors and students interested in a text that critically examines and assesses various approaches to some of the most vexing problems in contemporary social and political philosophy.

Contents:

Concepts and Theories of Disability

Introduction: Philosophical Reflections on Disability

An Essay on Modeling: The Social Model of Disability

Ability, Competence and Qualification: Fundamental Concepts in the Philosophy of Disability

Disability and Medical Theory

Disability, Quality of Life, and Bioethics

Utilitarianism, Disability, and Society

Too Late to Matter? Preventing the Birth of Infants at Risk for Adult-Onset Disease or Disability

To Fail to Enhance is to Disable

Rehabilitating Aristotle: A Virtue Ethics Approach to Disability and Human Flourishing

Disability, Social Justice, and Public Policy

Equal Treatment for Disabled Persons: The Case of Organ Transplantation

Disability Rights: Do We Really Mean It?

Dignity, Disability, Difference, and Rights

Public Policy and Personal Aspects of Disability

Disability and Social Justice

The Unfair and the Unfortunate: Some Brief Critical Reflections on Secular Moral Claim Rights for the Disabled

Personal Voices

Neither Victims Nor Heroes: Reflections from a Polio Person.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-83923-3

9786612839238

94-007-0521-2

90-481-2477-8

OCLC:

663094068