Ethics and mental retardation / edited by Loretta Kopelman and John C. Moskop.
| Other author | Kopelman, Loretta M. |
| Other author | Moskop, John C., 1951- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Dordrecht, Holland ; Boston : D. Reidel ; Hingham, MA : Sold and distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1984. |
| Description | xvi, 258 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Philosophy and medicine ; v. 15 Philosophy and medicine v. 15. ^A965 |
| Contents | Sect. I. Examining the rights tradition. Rights and borderline cases -- Applying moral theory to the retarded -- Joseph Margolis, John Rawls, and the mentally retarded -- Do the retarded have a right not to be eaten? A rejoinder to Joseph Margolis -- The rights of the retarded -- Rights, justice and the retarded -- Sect. II. Respect and labeling. Respect and the retarded : issues of valuing and labeling -- Person ascriptions, profound disabilities and our self-imposed duties : a reply to Loretta Kopelman -- The world gained and the world lost : labeling the mentally retarded -- Labeling the mentally retarded : a reply to Laurence B. McCullough -- Sect. III Theology and philosophy of religion. Must God create the best? -- Parenting, bonding, and valuing the retarded -- Responsibility for the retarded : two theological views -- Philosophical and theological perspectives on the value of the retarded : responses to William F. Man and John C. Moskop -- Sect. IV. Law and public policy. The legal rights of mentally retarded persons in Twentieth Century America -- Examining legal restrictions on the retarded -- Who speaks for the retarded? -- Commentary on David J. Rothman's 'Who speaks for the retarded?' -- Dilemmas in the neonatal intensive care unit -- Health care, needs and rights of retarded persons. |
| Local note | Laupus-ECU authors |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographies and index. |
| LCCN | 83024561 |
| ISBN | 9027716307 |
| ISBN | 9789027716309 : |