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- catalog abstract ""As medical and social services become increasingly expensive, the demands of those with severe and uncorrectable handicaps pose an urgent social problem. The immediate question--how finite resources should be allocated, particularly to people with inexhaustible needs and meager capacities for improvement--can only be answered by thoroughly examining current concepts of justice, equality, and social responsibility. Drawing on sociology, philosophy, religion and policy analysis, and supplementing the discussion with actual case studies, Veatch traces the historical origins of our commitment to the disadvantaged, examines how fundamental premises underlying this commitment have been secularized, and explores the limits of rational arguments against those who fail to acknowledge any social obligation. Creating an approach acceptable to both the secular and religious points of view, the author concludes with a cogent argument for prioritizing a commitment to the disadvantaged while recognizing realistic limits to their claims. The Foundations of Justice will interest the medical ethics community and professionals in philosophy, religious studies, medicine and health policy."--Publisher description (LoC).".
- catalog contributor b744396.
- catalog created "1986.".
- catalog date "1986".
- catalog date "1986.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1986.".
- catalog description ""As medical and social services become increasingly expensive, the demands of those with severe and uncorrectable handicaps pose an urgent social problem. The immediate question--how finite resources should be allocated, particularly to people with inexhaustible needs and meager capacities for improvement--can only be answered by thoroughly examining current concepts of justice, equality, and social responsibility. Drawing on sociology, philosophy, religion and policy analysis, and supplementing the discussion with actual case studies, Veatch traces the historical origins of our commitment to the disadvantaged, examines how fundamental premises underlying this commitment have been secularized, and explores the limits of rational arguments against those who fail to acknowledge any social obligation. Creating an approach acceptable to both the secular and religious points of view, the author concludes with a cogent argument for prioritizing a commitment to the disadvantaged while recognizing realistic limits to their claims. The Foundations of Justice will interest the medical ethics community and professionals in philosophy, religious studies, medicine and health policy."--Publisher description (LoC).".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographies and index.".
- catalog extent "ix, 210 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0195040767 (alk. paper) :".
- catalog issued "1986".
- catalog issued "1986.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "362.3/8 19".
- catalog subject "Commitment of Mentally Ill.".
- catalog subject "Counseling.".
- catalog subject "Disabled Persons.".
- catalog subject "Education of Intellectually Disabled.".
- catalog subject "Ethics, Medical".
- catalog subject "Ethics.".
- catalog subject "HV 3004 V394f 1986".
- catalog subject "HV3004 .V43 1986".
- catalog subject "Human Rights".
- catalog subject "Intellectual Disability".
- catalog subject "People with disabilities.".
- catalog subject "People with mental disabilities Care Moral and ethical aspects.".
- catalog subject "Public Policy".
- catalog title "The foundations of justice : why the retarded and the rest of us have claims to equality / Robert M. Veatch.".
- catalog type "text".