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Disability with Dignity: Justice, Human Rights and Equal Status
This book discusses how effectively philosophical approaches to distributive justice and human rights can support concrete claims made by the disabled regarding their legal entitlements. It also develops a unique conception of dignity, which illuminates the specific indignities experienced by people with disabilities.
| Author(s) | By Linda Barclay. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 142 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 19 Jul 2018 |
| Availability | Available |
This book discusses how effectively philosophical approaches to distributive justice and human rights can support concrete claims made by the disabled regarding their legal entitlements. It also develops a unique conception of dignity, which illuminates the specific indignities experienced by people with disabilities.
Introduction 1. What Is Disability? 2. Moving on from Definitional Debates 3. A Just Distribution of Resources 4. A Just Distribution of Capabilities 5. The Distributive Potential of Human Rights 6. Capabilities Justice As Human Rights?
Linda Barclay is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at Monash University, Australia.
