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  • Bioethics
  • Philosophy of Medicine
  • Disability Studies

Background:

  • Contemporary debates on disability and enhancement lack comprehensive analysis.
  • Existing literature often neglects a broad spectrum of cases and the dynamic transitions between states.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and analyze under-addressed problems in current accounts of disability and enhancement.
  • To propose a framework for understanding disability and enhancement through 'capacity space' transitions.
  • To critique existing definitions based on their ability to encompass diverse cases.

Main Methods:

  • Presentation of seven distinct cases illustrating potential disability or enhancement scenarios.
  • Analysis of each case within the concept of 'capacity space' transitions.
  • Evaluation of existing definitions against the presented cases.

Main Results:

  • Identified a range of neglected cases in disability and enhancement literature.
  • Demonstrated that most definitions fail to address all presented cases.
  • Found that strict welfarist accounts of disability, while inclusive of cases, are deficient in their disregard for specific capacities.

Conclusions:

  • Current philosophical accounts of disability and enhancement are inadequate due to limited case consideration and neglect of state transitions.
  • Welfarist accounts of disability, while seemingly comprehensive, possess inherent deficiencies by not accounting for specific capacities.
  • Further research is needed to develop more robust and inclusive frameworks for understanding disability and enhancement.