This book offers a much-needed investigation of moral and political issues concerning disability, in the context of the experiences of people with disabilities. Thirteen new essays examine such topics as the concept of disability, the conditions of justice, the nature of autonomy, healthcare distribution, andreproductive choices. This book offers a much-needed investigation of moral and political issues concerning disability, and explores how the experiences ofpeople with disabilities can lead to reconsideration of prominent positions on normative issues. Thirteen new essays examine such topics as the concept ofdisability, the conditions of justice, the nature of autonomy, healthcare distribution, and reproductive choices. The contributors are Norman Daniels, Ellen Daniels Zide, Leslie P. Francis,Christie Hartley, Richard Hull, Guy Kahane, F. M. Kamm, Rosalind McDougall, Jeff McMahan, Douglas MacLean, Susannah Rose, Anita Silvers, Julian Savulescu, Lorella Terzi, David Wasserman, and Jonathan Wolff. INDICE: Introduction The welfarist account of disability Disability, adaptation and inclusion Vagaries of the natural lottery? Human diversity, disability and justice: A capability perspective Disability among equals An inclusive contractualism: Obligations to the mentally disabled* No talent? Beyond the worst off!: A diverse theory of justice for disability Understanding Autonomyin Light of Intellectual Disability Respect Without Reason: Relating to Alzheimer's Radical cognitive limitation Disability, discrimination and irrelevant goods Ethical constraints on allowing or causing the existence of people with disabilities Impairment, flourishing and the moral nature of parenthood Projected disability and parental responsibilities
- ISBN: 978-0-19-969841-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 408
- Fecha Publicación: 06/10/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés