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The Minority Body: A Theory of Disability (Studies in Feminist Philosophy Series) - Hardcover

Book 26 of 37: Studies in Feminist Philosophy

Barnes, Elizabeth

 
9780198732587: The Minority Body: A Theory of Disability (Studies in Feminist Philosophy Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0198732589 ISBN 13: 9780198732587
Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2016

Synopsis

Elizabeth Barnes argues compellingly that disability is primarily a social phenomenon--a way of being a minority, a way of facing social oppression, but not a way of being inherently or intrinsically worse off. This is how disability is understood in the Disability Rights and Disability Pride movements; but there is a massive disconnect with the way disability is typically viewed within analytic philosophy. The idea that disability is not inherently bad or sub-optimal is one that many philosophers treat with open skepticism, and sometimes even with scorn. The goal of this book is to articulate and defend a version of the view of disability that is common in the Disability Rights movement. Elizabeth Barnes argues that to be physically disabled is not to have a defective body, but simply to have a minority body.

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About the Author

Elizabeth Barnes is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Virginia. She works on metaphysics, ethics, and social and feminist philosophy--and is especially interested in the places where these areas overlap.

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Publisher
OUP Oxford
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0198732589
ISBN 13 
9780198732587
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
214