Philosophical and ethical problems in mental handicap
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Philosophical and ethical problems in mental handicap
St. Martin's Press, 2000
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- : us
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Reprinted 2002 published by Palgrave Macmillan
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
Preface The Philosophical Problem Defining Mental Handicap The Moral Status of the Cognitive Disabled Euthanasia, Abortion and Genocide Cognitive Disability and Oppression Theological and Religious Issues Notes Bibliography Index
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