Disability and Achievement: A Reply to Campbell, Nyholm, and Walter.
J Med Philos
; 49(5): 481-487, 2024 Sep 03.
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ABSTRACT
In this article, I explore the impact of disability on one of life's goods achievement. Contra Campbell, Nyholm, and Walter. I argue that construing the magnitude of achievements in terms of subjective effort trivializes what it means to achieve. This poses a problem for the authors' argument that disability, in general, does not reduce access to this good. I draw on an alternative construal of achievement that I have proposed elsewhere to show that, indeed, many disabilities do not restrict access to achievement. I defend this argument against an objection that it problematically relativizes the achievements of persons with disability, and I close with general lessons for future work.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Achievement
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Disabled Persons
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Med Philos
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States