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Author:   Kristjana Kristiansen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway) ,  Simo Vehmas (University of Helsinki, Finland) ,  Tom Shakespeare (Newcastle University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780415455954

ISBN 10:   0415455952
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   16 October 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Unavoidable Alliance of Disability Studies and Philosophy Part 1: Metaphysics 1. Social Justice and Disability: Competing Interpretations of the Medical and Social Models 2. Definitions of Disability: Ethical and Other Values 3. The Ontology of Disability and Impairment: A Discussion of the Natural and Social Features 4. Disability and the Thinking Body Part 2: Political Philosophy 1. Personhood and the Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities: A Recognition-Theoretical Approach 2. Disability and Freedom 3. Disability, Non-Talent and Distributive Justice 4. Gender, Disability and Personal Identity: Moral and Political Problems in Community Thinking Part 3: Ethics 1. Cochlear Implants, Linguistic Rights, and ‘Open Future’ Arguments 2. The Moral Contestedness of Selecting ‘Deaf Embryos’ 3. The Role of Medical Experts in Shaping Disability Law 4. Prenatal Screening for Down Syndrome: Why We Shouldn’t? 5. Biopolitics and Bare Life: Does the Impaired Body Provide Contemporary Examples of Homo Sacer?

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'Arguing About Disability is one of the first books to attempt to bring together philosophy and disability and in so doing examine the complexity of disability. This important and comprehensive collection explores disability from a range of theoretical perspectives including the ontology of disability - how liberty, justice, equality and disability are linked, as well as ethics and disability - and gives new insights into current debates on disability. This collection is a welcome contribution to the maturing of disability studies and clearly shows the invaluable contribution that philosophy can make to debates on disability and disability research...'--Nick Watson, University of Glasgow 'A rich collection of new insights from scholars in philosophy, bioethics, social science, law, disability studies and special education.'--Journal of Medical Ethics 'Anyone with any philosophical background who is interested in the field of disability studies, whether or not they count themselves as philosophers, ought to read [this book], and to engage with its arguments.'--Peter Herissone-Kelly, Metapsychology Online Reviews (2009)

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Kristjana Kristiansen is Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway. Simo Vehmas is Professor at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. Tom Shakespeare is Research Fellow at the Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences Research Institute (PEALS), Newcastle University, UK.

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