Philosophical reflections on disability

Philosophical reflections on disability

by Ho, Justin Ralston, D. Christopher, (David Christopher)

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Philosophical reflections on disability / edited by D. Christopher Ralston and Justin Ho.

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2009.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Springer-Verlag
  • Place of Publication:Dordrecht
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2009.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xv, 263 pages ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9789048124763, 904812476X
  • oclc:ocn781076365
  • LC Classification:HV1568.2
  • Dewey Decimal:362.401

Table of 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 En…

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Subjects

Disability Studies Disabled Persons Ethical Theory Études sur le handicap handicapped Justice sociale People with Disabilities Personal Autonomy Personnes handicapées Philosophie Philosophy physically handicapped Social justice Social Justice

Writers

Ho, Justin Ralston, D. Christopher, (David Christo…

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