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Philosophical and Ethical Problems in Mental Handicap

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  1. Peter Byrne

    1. King’s College London, UK

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. The Philosophical Problem

    • Peter Byrne
    Pages 1-15

  3. Defining Mental Handicap

    • Peter Byrne
    Pages 16-44

  4. The Moral Status of the Cognitively Disabled

    • Peter Byrne
    Pages 45-73

  5. Euthanasia, Abortion and Genocide

    • Peter Byrne
    Pages 74-102

  6. Cognitive Disability and Oppression

    • Peter Byrne
    Pages 103-134

  7. Theological and Religious Issues

    • Peter Byrne
    Pages 135-157

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 158-175
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About this book

This book examines a range of important conceptual, ethical, social and religious issues arising from mental handicap. It contains a vigorous defence of the contention that mentally handicapped human beings are persons. It attacks both the contemporary philosophical attempts to dismiss the personhood of mentally handicapped people and the genocidal policies which those attempts suggest. It explores the logic of the attitudes which have lead to the marginalisation and oppression of the mentally handicapped.

Authors and Affiliations

  • King’s College London, UK

    Peter Byrne

About the author

PETER BYRNE is a Lecturer teaching ethics and philosophy at King's College London. He is the author of a number of monographs in the philosophy of religion and in ethics. He has edited a series of books in medical ethics and been actively involved in debates in medical ethics in the United Kingdom. He is the editor of Religious Studies, one of the leading international journals in the philosophy of religion.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Philosophical and Ethical Problems in Mental Handicap

  • Authors: Peter Byrne

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230599376

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Peter Byrne 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-312-23460-7Published: 15 September 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-42098-8Published: 16 September 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59937-6Published: 01 June 2000

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 175

  • Topics: Ethics, Moral Philosophy

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