Book contents
- The Disabled Contract
- Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series
- The Disabled Contract
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Severe Intellectual Disability and the Social Contract
- 2 Inclusive Contractarianism
- 3 The Capacity to Trust as a Contractual Basis for Robust Moral Status
- 4 People with Severe Intellectual Disabilities as Active Citizens
- 5 People with Severe Intellectual Disabilities as Passive Citizens
- 6 Other-Regarding Concern and Exploitation
- 7 Beyond Contractual Relations
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - Severe Intellectual Disability and the Social Contract
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 March 2021
Book contents
- The Disabled Contract
- Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series
- The Disabled Contract
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Severe Intellectual Disability and the Social Contract
- 2 Inclusive Contractarianism
- 3 The Capacity to Trust as a Contractual Basis for Robust Moral Status
- 4 People with Severe Intellectual Disabilities as Active Citizens
- 5 People with Severe Intellectual Disabilities as Passive Citizens
- 6 Other-Regarding Concern and Exploitation
- 7 Beyond Contractual Relations
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In this chapter, I introduce the notions of ‘PSID’ (persons with severe intellectual disabilities) and of ‘robust moral status.’ I also explain social contract theory and its two main branches: contractarianism and contractualism. I present my hypothesis that contractual moral and political thought cannot provide a compelling justification for the robust moral status of PSID and I justify the choice of this hypothesis.
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- The Disabled ContractSevere Intellectual Disability, Justice and Morality, pp. 1 - 52Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021