Foreword v
About the author vii
Acknowledgements viii
Introduction = 1
Part One Defining disablement = 5
Introduction = 5
Why bother defining disability? = 7
The ICIDH = 9
The UPIAS definition = 19
Nordenfelt's theory of disablement = 22
Harris' definition of disability = 30
The ICF = 32
Conclusion = 48
Part Two Disablement and the idea of a good human life = 51
Introduction = 51
Termination of pregnancy and the idea of a good life = 53
A hedonistic theory of the good life = 59
Preference satisfaction as the good life = 68
An `objective goods' theory = 77
A critique of `maximising' approaches to the question of capacity to lead a good life = 87
Conclusion = 94
Part Three Disablement and the person = 97
Introduction = 97
Three philosophical theories of the person, and their implications for disablement = 98
Persons and human beings = 110
Disablement and personal identity = 113
Narrative identity and disablement = 119
Five essential structuring concepts of personal existence = 123
Disablement and the five structuring concepts = 130
The expressivist objection = 139
Conclusion = 143
Conclusion = 145
References = 148
Index 153
About the author vii
Acknowledgements viii
Introduction = 1
Part One Defining disablement = 5
Introduction = 5
Why bother defining disability? = 7
The ICIDH = 9
The UPIAS definition = 19
Nordenfelt's theory of disablement = 22
Harris' definition of disability = 30
The ICF = 32
Conclusion = 48
Part Two Disablement and the idea of a good human life = 51
Introduction = 51
Termination of pregnancy and the idea of a good life = 53
A hedonistic theory of the good life = 59
Preference satisfaction as the good life = 68
An `objective goods' theory = 77
A critique of `maximising' approaches to the question of capacity to lead a good life = 87
Conclusion = 94
Part Three Disablement and the person = 97
Introduction = 97
Three philosophical theories of the person, and their implications for disablement = 98
Persons and human beings = 110
Disablement and personal identity = 113
Narrative identity and disablement = 119
Five essential structuring concepts of personal existence = 123
Disablement and the five structuring concepts = 130
The expressivist objection = 139
Conclusion = 143
Conclusion = 145
References = 148
Index 153