Cooper, Rachel (2007) Can it be a good thing to be deaf? Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 32 (6). pp. 563-583.
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Abstract
Increasingly, Deaf activists claim that it can be good to be Deaf. Still, much of the hearing world remains unconvinced, and continues to think of deafness in negative terms. I examine this debate and argue that to determine whether it can be good to be deaf it is necessary to examine each claimed advantage or disadvantage of being deaf, and then to make an overall judgment regarding the net cost or benefit. On the basis of such a survey I conclude that being deaf may plausibly be a good thing for some deaf people but not for others.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Medicine and Philosophy |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Deaf ; deafness ; well-being ; quality of life ; sign language |
| Subjects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Departments: | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Politics & International Relations (Merged into PPR 2010-08-01) |
| ID Code: | 50905 |
| Deposited By: | ep_importer_pure |
| Deposited On: | 08 Nov 2011 15:25 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 19:45 |
| Identification Number: | |
| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/50905 |
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