From Disability Theory to Practice - Essays in Honor of Jerome E. Bickenbach

This collection pays tribute to Jerome E. Bickenbach’s work that spans from philosophical and sociological issues to international legislation designed to support the rights of people with disabilities. Eight essays critically engage with Bickenbach’s work to further advance the discussions he has initiated throughout his career.

List of contents

Introduction
Christopher A. Riddle

1 "Universalism, Vulnerability, and Egalitarianism"
Christopher Lowry

2 "Capabilities and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health"
Patricia Welch Saleeby

3 "What We Owe: Disability & Non-Talent"
Christopher A. Riddle

4 "Disability: A Rethink"
Somnath Chatterji

5 "Can Disabled People Be Healthy?"
Tom Shakespeare

6 "Can a Social Model of Disability Encompass "Mental Illness"?"
David Wasserman

7 "Death, Disability, and Self-Determination"
L.W. Sumner

8 "Health And Functioning In Context"
Sara Rubinelli, Alarcos Cieza, and Gerold Stucki

Bibliography

Index
About the Editor and Jerome E. Bickenbach

About the author

Christopher A. Riddle is associate professor and chair of philosophy at Utica College, where he is also the director of the Applied Ethics Institute.Christopher A. Riddle is associate professor and chair of philosophy at Utica College, where he is also the director of the Applied Ethics Institute.

Summary

This collection pays tribute to Jerome E. Bickenbach’s work that spans from philosophical and sociological issues to international legislation designed to support the rights of people with disabilities. Eight essays critically engage with Bickenbach’s work to further advance the discussions he has initiated throughout his career.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher A. Riddle
• Assisted by: Christopher A Riddle (Editor), Christopher A. Riddle (Editor), Riddle Christopher A. (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9780739189450
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-8945-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Philosophy, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Disability: social aspects, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects