PHIL 230 Test 1 Review

Key Topics for Unit 2

The "disability paradox"

The "happy slave" idea

The concept of "biographical disruption"

the relationship between limitations due to aging and the concept of disability

"people-first language"

the impact of industrialization and the development of modern cities on the experiences of people with disabilities

Two specific bits of information: The percentage or fraction of adults in the US that have a disability; the year the Americans with Disabilities Act became law.

Key Topics for Unit 3

The concept of impairment and the Impairment / Disability distinction

The "mere difference" view and potential objections to it.

Different approaches to defining impairment and potential objections: Naturalist, Value-based, and Dual-component.

The role of "dysfunction" in defining impairment

Biomedical vs. Philosphical approaches to defining proper function

Selected effect / evolution-theoretical account of proper function and potential objections to it

Causal role function-analytical account of proper function and potential objections to it

Statistical / Statistical norm account of proper function and potential objections to it

Philosophical proper function account of proper function.

What are models

The Medical model of disability and potential objections to it

Social model of disability and potential objections to it

The difference between a "minority" emphasis and a "human variation" emphasis within the social model.

The biopsychosocial model of disability and potential objections to it

An affirmative model of disability