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OverviewPutting the ethical tools of philosophy to work, Ellen K. Feder seeks to clarify how we should understand ""the problem"" of intersex. Adults often report that medical interventions they underwent as children to ""correct"" atypical sex anatomies caused them physical and psychological harm. Proposing a philosophical framework for the treatment of children with intersex conditions-one that acknowledges the intertwined identities of parents, children, and their doctors-Feder presents a persuasive moral argument for collective responsibility to these children and their families. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ellen K. FederPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.531kg ISBN: 9780253012241ISBN 10: 0253012244 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 24 April 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Introduction. Disciplinary Limits: Philosophy, Bioethics, and the Medical Management of Atypical Sex 1. The Trouble with Intersex: History Lessons 2. ""In Their Best Interests"": Parents' Experience of Atypical Sex Anatomy in Children 3. Tilting the Ethical Lens: Shame, Disgust, and the Body in Question 4. Reassigning Ambiguity: Parental Decisions and the Matter of Harm 5. A Question of Ethics as/or a Question of Culture: The Problem of What Is and What Ought to Be 6. Neutralizing Morality: Nondirective Counseling of Parents of Children with Intersex Conditions, 2006- 7. Practicing Virtue: A Parental Duty 8. Protecting Vulnerability: An Imperative of Care Conclusion. Lessons from Physicians Notes References Index"ReviewsLinking the problems raised by treatment of the intersexed to problems that are endemic to the field of bioethics, Feder argues that, in seeing itself charged with the task of solving specific case problems, bioethics has abandoned its philosophical mission of examining the ways that these case problems are framed and neglected its philosophical obligation to critique the context within which bioethics is asked to operate. A controversial and radical conclusion, yes, but one that is skillfully defended. - Debra Bergoffen, author of Contesting the Politics of Genocidal Rape: Affirming the Dignity of the Vulnerable Body An important book for bioethics as well as theories of gender and sexuality. A gripping narrative with clarity of purpose and ease with major philosophical approaches to ethics and sexuality. - Cynthia Willett, Emory University Linking the problems raised by treatment of the intersexed to problems that are endemic to the field of bioethics, Feder argues that, in seeing itself charged with the task of solving specific case problems, bioethics has abandoned its philosophical mission of examining the ways that these case problems are framed and neglected its philosophical obligation to critique the context within which bioethics is asked to operate. A controversial and radical conclusion, yes, but one that is skillfully defended. --Debra Bergoffen, author of Contesting the Politics of Genocidal Rape: Affirming the Dignity of the Vulnerable Body--Debra Bergoffen, author of Contesting the Politics of Genocidal Rape: Affirming the Dignity of the Vulnerable Body Author InformationEllen K. Feder teaches philosophy at American University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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