Cognitive Disability

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Justice and cognitive disability (In light of John Bordley Rawls)

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Rawls has been criticized largely for ignoring the disabled in our society. His theory of justice aimed at having principles of justice, which are to govern the basic structures of a closed, well-ordered society that exists under reasonable and favorable conditions. These conditions would be chosen by parties in the original position from among a small set of traditional conceptions of justice. For the purpose of this research, I aim to identify and describe some basic elements of a Rawlsian approach that may help us to think conscientiously about how, from the standpoint of justice, we could treat the disabled. Finally, I included what seems to me …show more content…
While verifying these beliefs we look for ways in which some of these beliefs support others. In this way, a collection of beliefs which is common to all is filtered out. The next task is to revise and refine these filtered beliefs at the time of challenge.
Let us take the example of a moral principle or moral judgement, say “Euthanasia”. Some sections of the society say that that it is justified to give Euthanasia; others say that it is unjust. There may be certain sections of the society which state that euthanasia is plausible in certain circumstances but not all. In this way, a rule of inductive or deductive inference in light of justice and right action will be formulated. Appropriate revisions throughout our system of beliefs will finally draft a report in which list of cases in which euthanasia can be given and not be given would be mentioned.
This is a small example of how reflective equilibrium can be used to formulate the concept of right and wrong on a particular view …show more content…
Global justice is justice among and between different individuals all through the globe. For example, a person relocating to a foreign country should have adequate justice on grounds of humanity. He should not be bullied, disgraced or extra charged on the basis of his ethnicity and color. The second form of justice is international justice. It refers to justice among nations. It focuses on claims of states. Now, if PCDs are offered adequate justice, then international justice may be hampered somehow or the other. Rawls
Rawls was always aware of the fact that his principles were deceiving for the mentally disabled people. In his statement in his book, he has mentioned this fact. He states that:
“[W]e do not mean to say, of course, that no one ever suffers from illness and accident; such misfortunes are to be expected in the ordinary course of life, and provision for these contingencies must be made. But given our aim, I put aside for the time being these temporary disabilities and also permanent disabilities or mental disorders so severe as to prevent people from being cooperating members of society in the usual
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