Philosophical and Ethical Problems in Mental Handicap
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Philosophical and Ethical Problems in Mental Handicap

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Philosophical and Ethical Problems in Mental Handicap

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This book examines a range of important conceptual, ethical, social and religious issues arising from mental handicap. It contains a vigorous defence of the contention that mentally handicapped human beings are persons. It attacks both the contemporary philosophical attempts to dismiss the personhood of mentally handicapped people and the genocidal policies which those attempts suggest. It explores the logic of the attitudes which have lead to the marginalisation and oppression of the mentally handicapped.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2000
ISBN
9780230599376
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Ethics & Moral Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1 The Philosophical Problem
  9. 2 Defining Mental Handicap
  10. 3 The Moral Status of the Cognitively Disabled
  11. 4 Euthanasia, Abortion and Genocide
  12. 5 Cognitive Disability and Oppression
  13. 6 Theological and Religious Issues
  14. Notes
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index