Abstract
Disability scholars have argued that the disadvantage of disability is caused primarily by social factors and calls out for social change as a matter of justice. But what about psychiatric disability? While noting several factors that make psychiatric disability a special casethe mentally ill individuals unreliability of judgment and instability of functioningSara Goering argues that much is gained by viewing mental illness through the lens of social oppression and working toward recognition of individuals with mental illness as equal members of the human community
How to Cite:
Goering, S.,
(2009) “"Mental Illness" and Justice as Recognition”,
Philosophy and Public Policy Quarterly 29(1/2),
14–18.
doi: https://doi.org/10.13021/G8pppq.292009.111
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