[Introduction to] The Ethics of Ability and Enhancement

Authors

Jessica Flanigan, University of RichmondFollow
Terry L. Price, University of RichmondFollow

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Description

This book explores our ethical responsibilities regarding health in general and disabilities in particular. Disability studies and human enhancement stand out as two emerging areas of research in medical ethics, prompting debates into ethical questions of identity, embodiment, discrimination, and accommodation, as well as questions concerning distributive justice and limitations on people’s medical rights. Edited by two ethicist philosophers, this book combines their mastery of the theoretical debates surrounding disability and human enhancement with attention to real world questions that health workers and patients may face. By including a wide range of high-quality voices and perspectives, the book provides an invaluable resource for scholars who are working on this important and emerging area of leadership and health care ethics.

ISBN

9781349953028

Publication Date

2017

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

City

New York

Keywords

medical ethics, limitations, medical rights, bioengineering, genetic engineering, moral aspects

School

Jepson School of Leadership Studies

Department

Leadership Studies

Disciplines

Leadership Studies

Comments

Edited by: Jessica Flanigan and Terry L. Price.

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Recommended Citation

Flanigan, Jessica, and Terry L. Price, eds. The Ethics of Ability and Enhancement. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.