This book is a sophisticated and welcome contribution to what the author calls "the continuing debate concerning the strengths and weaknesses of liberal morality that dominates contemporary society." Its thesis: Despite recent public-policy efforts to ensure equal opportunity and access for all, liberal society cannot sustain equal regard for persons with disabilities. This i (...)
September 28, 2001
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The Future of the Disabled in Liberal Society
The Future of the Disabled in Liberal SocietyAn Ethical AnalysisBy Hans S. ReindersUniversity of Notre Dame Press, $17, 296 pp.
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