Vorhaus Valuing Profoundly Disabled People

Dignity, capability and human worth
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-317-49894-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 170 Seiten

Growing numbers of babies are surviving into infancy and beyond with profound and multiple learning difficulties and disabilities. The conditions and abilities that characterise their lives are the subject of extensive educational and medical literature, however much less is written about the broader philosophical themes that emerge. This book provides a series of reflections on the moral, social, political and educational issues that surround people whose lives are characterised by dependency, vulnerability and profound impairment. Drawing from over 100 invaluable interviews with those who live and work alongside people with profound disability, each chapter critiques contemporary philosophical material, offering an original argument and identifying and illuminating the implications for profoundly disabled people in the contexts of education, teaching, health care and social policy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vorhaus, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Capability Theory 3. Capability, Freedom and Autonomy 4. Dependence, Inter-dependence and Independence 5. Dignity and Human Capabilities 6. Respecting Profoundly Disabled People 7. Value and Moral Status 8. Citizenship: Advocacy, Participation and Representation 9. Caring Relationships 10. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

John Vorhaus is Director of the Postgraduate Research Programmes at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.