Many critics of medicalization (the process by which phenomena become candidates for
medical definition, explanation and treatment) express concern that the process privileges …

While experience often affords important knowledge and insight that is difficult to garner
through observation or testimony alone, it also has the potential to generate conflicts of …

People who have not experienced diseases and health conditions tend to judge them to be
worse than they are reported to be by people who have experienced them. This …

178/Elizabeth Harman hearing community: Stevie would be able to understand spoken
language and would develop the capacity to speak himself. Stevie wouldn't ever be able to …

abstract In this paper I develop a characterization of disability according to which disability is
in no way a sub‐optimal feature. I argue, however, that this conception of disability is …

It is a longstanding problem for theorists of justice that many victims of injustice seem to
prefer mistreatment, and perpetuate their own oppression. One possible response is to …

The term'objective'is used in multiple ways. To begin, it is important to distinguish at least
three different candidates for objectivity: objective reality, objective discourse, and objective …

Recent articles published in this journal have highlighted the shortcomings of individualistic
approaches to health promotion, and the potential contributions of relational analyses of …

In the past 50 years, there has been burgeoning philosophical interest in well-being, health,
and personal relationships. There has also been increasing philosophical writing on …

According to the Easterlin paradox, individuals within countries see their happiness affected
by how their incomes compare to their fellow citizens', and yet both across countries and …