Cognitive disability and its challenge to moral philosophy [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Eva Feder Kittay and Licia Carlson

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Suxxex, U.K. ; ; Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (448 p.)
• Disciplina: 174.2968; 616.8001
• Soggetto topico: Cognition disorders; Ethics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: KittayEva Feder CarlsonLicia <1970->
• Note generali: Originally published as volume 40, nos. 3-4 (July 2009) of Metaphilosophy.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Intellectual disability : the medical model and beyond -- pt. 2. Justice -- pt. 3. Care -- pt. 4. Agency -- pt. 5. Speaking about cognitive disability -- pt. 6. Personhood.
• Sommario/riassunto: Through a series of essays contributed by clinicians, medical historians, and prominent moral philosophers, Cognitive Disability and Its Challenge to Moral Philosophy addresses the ethical, bio-ethical, epistemological, historical, and meta-philosophical questions raised by cognitive disabilityFeatures essays by a prominent clinicians and medical historians of cognitive disability, and prominent contemporary philosophers such as Ian Hacking, Martha Nussbaum, and Peter SingerRepresents the first collection that brings together philosophical discussions of Alzheimer's disease,
• Titolo autorizzato: Cognitive disability and its challenge to moral philosophy
• ISBN: 1-282-68376-4; 9786612683763; 1-4443-2278-8; 1-4443-2279-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910139211103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Metaphilosophy series in philosophy.