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Ethics and Mental Retardation

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Editors:
  1. Loretta Kopelman

    1. East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, USA

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  2. John C. Moskop

    1. East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, USA

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Part of the book series: Philosophy and Medicine (PHME, volume 15)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Examining the Rights Tradition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Rights and Borderline Cases

      • Jeffrie Murphy
      Pages 3-17

    3. Applying Moral Theory to the Retarded

      • Joseph Margolis
      Pages 19-35

    4. Joseph Margolis, John Rawls, and the Mentally Retarded

      • H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr.
      Pages 37-42

    5. Do the Retarded have a Right to be Eaten?

      • Jeffrie G. Murphy
      Pages 43-46

    6. The Rights of the Retarded

      • Anthony D. Woozley
      Pages 47-56

    7. Rights, Justice and the Retarded

      • Cora Diamond
      Pages 57-62

  4. Theology and Philosophy of Religion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. Must God Create the Best?

      • Robert M. Adams
      Pages 127-140

    3. Parenting, Bonding, and Valuing the Retarded

      • William F. May
      Pages 141-160

    4. Responsibility for the Retarded: Two Theological Views

      • John C. Moskop
      Pages 161-175

    5. Philosophical and Theological Perspectives on the Value of the Retarded: Responses to William F. May and John C. Moskop

      • Larry R. Churchill
      Pages 177-182

  5. Law and Public Policy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. The Legal Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons in Twentieth Century America

      • Michael Kindred
      Pages 185-208
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About this book

This volume offers a collection of writings on ethical issues regarding retarded persons. Because this important subject has been generally omitted from formal discussions of ethics, there is a great deal which needs to be addressed in a theoretical and critical way. Of course, many people have been very concerned with practical matters concerning the care of retarded persons such as what liberties, entitlements or advocacy they should have. Interestingly, because so much practical attention has been given to issues which are not discussed by ethical theorists, they offer a rare opportunity to evaluate ethical theories themselves. That is, certain theories which appear convincing on other subjects seem implausible when they are applied to reasoned and com­ pelling views we hold concerning retarded individuals. Our subject, then, has both practical and conceptual dimensions. More­ over, because it is one where pertinent information comes from many sources, contributors to this volume represent many fields, including philosophy, religion, history, law and medicine. We regret that it was not possible to include more points of view, like those of psychologists, sociologists, nurses and families. There is however, a good and longstanding literature on mental retardation from these perspectives.

Editors and Affiliations

  • East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, USA

    Loretta Kopelman, John C. Moskop

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ethics and Mental Retardation

  • Editors: Loretta Kopelman, John C. Moskop

  • Series Title: Philosophy and Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1480-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1984

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1630-9Published: 29 February 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8387-6Published: 25 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-1480-8Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0376-7418

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0080

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 259

  • Topics: Philosophy of Medicine, Public Health, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics

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