Christian Faith, Intellectual Disability, and the Mere Difference/Bad Difference Debate
The mere difference view, endorsed by some philosophers and Christian scholars, claims that disability by itself does not make a person worse off on balance - any negative impacts on overall welfare are due to social injustice. This article defends the bad difference view - some disability is bad no...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2018]
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| In: |
Philosophy & theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 447-477 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mental handicap
/ Disparity
/ Assessment
/ Misfortune
/ Theology
/ Philosophy
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| IxTheo Classification: | FA Theology NBE Anthropology VA Philosophy |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | The mere difference view, endorsed by some philosophers and Christian scholars, claims that disability by itself does not make a person worse off on balance - any negative impacts on overall welfare are due to social injustice. This article defends the bad difference view - some disability is bad not simply because of social arrangements but because of biological deficits that, by themselves, make a person worse off. It argues that the mere difference view contradicts core doctrines of Christian faith. The analysis focuses on intellectual rather than physical or sensory disabilities. |
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| ISSN: | 2153-828X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Philosophy & theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/philtheol2019530111 |
