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Philosophical and Ethical Problems in Mental Handicap

[Hardback]

by Peter Byrne

    • Author

      Peter Byrne

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Palgrave Macmillan

    • Published

      June 2000

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      Philosophical and Ethical Problems in Mental Handicap

      Today's Price £87.80

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      Product Description

      Peter Byrne surveys the conceptual, ethical, social and religious issues which arise from the fact that many human beings are mentally handicapped. He explores the definition of mental handicap, its relations to IQ and the scientific study of intelligence. He examines the contention that the notion of mental handicap has no objective foundation but is merely the agent of oppression, and analyses policies and practices in paediatric medicine in relation to the mentally handicapped. Throughout, an ethical outlook committed to the moral equality of all human beings is articulated and defended. The philosophical claim that the assertion of moral equality for all human beings falls into the conceptual and ethical vice of 'speciesism' is rebutted. This important book challenges recent trends in moral philosophy and bioethics dismissing the mentally handicapped as non-persons and justifying their killing, and closes with a discussion of how far we need to buttress respect for the handicapped by a theologically grounded ethic.

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      • Author

        Peter Byrne

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Palgrave Macmillan

      • Published

        June 2000

      • Weight

        391g

      • Page Count

        192

      • Dimensions

        140 x 216 x 15 mm

      • ISBN

        9780333801161

      • ISBN-10

        0333801164

      • Eden Code

        4571006

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      • Author/Creator: Peter Byrne

      • ISBN: 9780333801161

      • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

      • Release Date: June 2000

      • Weight: 391g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 15 mm

      • Eden Code: 4571006

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