Disability and dependence as integral to the common good
From Internet: Knowledge and Community
The virtues of acknowledged dependence require a very different kind of shared pursuit than that of the virtues of independence. Where virtues of acknowledged dependence are concerned, there needs to be a common mind as to the allocation of responsibilities for and to dependent others. On the side of the virtues of independent practical reasoning, a similar common mind will emerge as shaped by rational justification. One who practices both sets of virtues will recognize it as an ineliminable feature of the contemporary landscape while valuing the resources it affords. Often it provides the only means for removing obstacles to humane goals such as the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
