This collection of original essays, from both established scholars and newcomers, takes up a recent debate in philosophy, sociology, and disability studies on whether disability is intrinsically a harm that lowers a person's quality of life. While this is a new question in disability scholarship, it also touches on one of the oldest philosophical questions: what is the good human life? Historically, philosophers have not been interested in the topic of disability, and when they are it is usually only in relation to questions such as euthanasia, abortion, or the moral status of disabled people. Consequently disability has been either ignored by moral and political philosophers or simply equated with a bad human life, a life not worth living. This collection takes up the challenge that disability poses to basic questions of political philosophy and bioethics, among others, by focusing on fundamental issues and practical implications of the relationship between disability and the good human life.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9781107545830
eBay Product ID (ePID)
213439855
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Constitutional Law
Author
Franziska Felder, Jerome E. Bickenbach, Barbara Schmitz
Publication Name
Disability and the Good Human Life
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Disability
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
342 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
228mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
490g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series
Editor
Barbara Schmitz, Jerome E. Bickenbach, Franziska Felder