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Ralston, D. Christopher

Philosophical Reflections on Disability

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Table of contents

1. Introduction: Philosophical Reflections on Disability
D. Christopher Ralston, Justin Ho

2. An Essay on Modeling: The Social Model of Disability
Anita Silvers

3. Ability, Competence and Qualification: Fundamental Concepts in the Philosophy of Disability
Lennart Nordenfelt

4. Disability and Medical Theory
Christopher Boorse

5. Utilitarianism, Disability, and Society
Torbjörn Tännsjö

6. Too Late to Matter? Preventing the Birth of Infants at Risk for Adult-Onset Disease or Disability
Laura M. Purdy

7. To Fail to Enhance is to Disable
Muireann Quigley, John Harris

8. Rehabilitating Aristotle: A Virtue Ethics Approach to Disability and Human Flourishing
Garret Merriam

9. Equal Treatment for Disabled Persons: The Case of Organ Transplantation
Robert M. Veatch

10. Disability Rights: Do We Really Mean It?
Ron Amundson

11. Dignity, Disability, Difference, and Rights
Daniel P. Sulmasy

12. Public Policy and Personal Aspects of Disability
Patricia M. Owens, Eric J. Cassell

13. Disability and Social Justice
Christopher Tollefsen

14. The Unfair and the Unfortunate: Some Brief Critical Reflections on Secular Moral Claim Rights for the Disabled
H. Tristram Engelhardt

15. Neither Victims Nor Heroes: Reflections from a Polio Person
Jean Bethke Elshtain

Keywords: Philosophy, Philosophy of Medicine, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics, Political Philosophy, Ethics, Quality of Life Research

Author(s)
 
Publisher
Springer
Publication year
2010
Language
en
Edition
1
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Page amount
14 pages
Category
Philosophy
Format
Ebook
eISBN (PDF)
9789048124770

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