Philosophical reflections on disability / edited by D. Christopher Ralston and Justin Ho.
| Other author | Ralston, D. Christopher (David Christopher) |
| Other author | Ho, Justin. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Dordrecht ; New York : Springer Verlag, |
| Description | xv, 263 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Philosophy and medicine ; v. 104 Philosophy and medicine ; v. 104. ^A965 |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009929305 |
| ISBN | 9789048124763 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 904812476X (hardback : alk. paper) |