Disability and Disadvantage: Re-examining Topics in Moral and Political Philosophy

有残疾意味着什么？有什么“正常”的东西可以用来衡量残疾吗？残疾是人类自由的关键问题吗？我们应该努力预防或纠正残疾吗？如果是这样，我们应该改变社会还是改变人？正义是否要求我们为残疾人提供特殊服务？自主是什么意思？认知障碍会削弱自主性吗？还是我们对"自治"的概念需要修正？在这一系列关于残疾和不利条件的工作坊中，国际知名的哲学家将有机会重新审视道德和政治哲学中的一些核心问题。出席这些讲习班的哲学家代表了一系列关于残疾的相互矛盾的观点。有些人主张包容性的司法和民主制度。有些人主张消除残疾。这个联合收割机的思想家群体将哲学分析与生物伦理学、医学伦理学、健康、法律、人口伦理学、政治、公共政策和教育方面的专业知识结合起来。这些贡献者代表了来自美国、英国、澳大利亚和爱尔兰的14所大学。他们的讨论将寻求将关于残疾的哲学辩论超越是否生育某些孩子和如何评估某些人可以享受的生活质量的传统问题，转向自主、正常、自由、权利、健康、多样性、平等、正义和歧视等重大问题。这些讲习班产生的论文将组成《残疾与不利条件》文集，即将由牛津大学出版社出版（2008年）。这卷是由首席研究员金伯利布朗利和她的共同编辑亚当库雷顿编辑。鼓励所有学科的学者和专业人员参加这些讲习班。会议将感兴趣的学者和学生在实践伦理学，政治理论，生物伦理学，政治学，社会学和残疾研究工作。学术界以外的人也会对讲习班感兴趣。残疾人倡导者和律师将发现讨论有助于评估这一日益重要领域的政策和建议。艾德丽安·阿施（耶希瓦大学）、丹·布洛克（哈佛大学）、金伯利·布朗利（曼彻斯特）（北卡罗来纳州查佩尔山大学），诺曼丹尼尔斯（哈佛），莱斯利弗朗西斯（犹他州），约翰哈里斯（曼彻斯特），克里斯蒂·哈特利（格鲁吉亚州），理查德船体（爱尔兰国立大学，高威）、弗朗西斯·卡姆（哈佛）、盖伊·卡恩（牛津）、道格·麦克莱恩（北卡罗来纳州查佩尔山大学），杰夫·麦克马汉（罗格斯大学），托马斯·波格（哥伦比亚和澳大利亚国立大学）、安妮塔·西尔弗斯（圣弗朗西斯科州立大学）、洛雷拉·特尔齐（罗汉普顿）、朱利安·萨武列斯库（牛津）、大卫·沃瑟曼（马里兰州）和乔纳森·沃尔夫（伦敦大学学院）。

What does it mean to have a disability? Is there anything 'normal' against which we can measure disability? Is disability a key issue for human freedom? Should we try to prevent or to correct disabilities? If so, should we change society or change people? Does justice demand that we give special provision to persons with disabilities? What does it mean to be autonomous? Does cognitive disability diminish autonomy? Or does our conception of 'autonomy' require revision? In this series of workshops on Disability and Disadvantage, internationally renowned philosophers will be given an opportunity to re-examine some core issues in moral and political philosophy in light of considerations of disability. The philosophers presenting at these workshops represent a range of conflicting views on disability. Some advocate inclusive systems of justice and democracy. Some advocate the elimination of disability. And some claim that no line can be drawn between curing or treating dysfunction and enhancing function.This international group of thinkers combine philosophical analysis with expertise in Bioethics, Medical Ethics, Health, Law, Population Ethics, Politics, Public Policy, and Education. Together, the contributors represent 14 universities from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Ireland. Their discussion will seek to take philosophical debates about disability beyond traditional questions of whether to bear certain children and of how to assess the quality of life that certain persons can enjoy, to weighty issues of autonomy, normalcy, freedom, rights, health, diversity, equality, justice, and discrimination. The papers resulting from these workshops will comprise the collection Disability and Disadvantage, forthcoming with Oxford University Press (2008). This volume is edited by the Principal Investigator Kimberley Brownlee and her co-editor Adam Cureton. Academics and professionals from all disciplines are encouraged to attend these workshops. The sessions will interest scholars and students working in practical ethics, political theory, bioethics, politics, sociology, and disability studies. The workshop will also be of interest to people outside academia. Disability advocates and lawyers will find the discussions useful for evaluating policies and proposals in this increasingly important domain.The contributors to this project include: Adrienne Asch (Yeshiva), Dan Brock (Harvard), Kimberley Brownlee (Manchester), Adam Cureton (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Norman Daniels (Harvard), Leslie Francis (Utah), John Harris (Manchester), Christie Hartley (Georgia State), Richard Hull (National University of Ireland, Galway), Frances Kamm (Harvard), Guy Kahane (Oxford), Doug MacLean (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Jeff McMahan (Rutgers), Thomas Pogge (Columbia and ANU), Anita Silvers (San Francisco State), Lorella Terzi (Roehampton), Julian Savulescu (Oxford), David Wasserman (Maryland), and Jonathan Wolff (University College London).