The minority body : a theory of disability

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The minority body : a theory of disability

Name: The minority body : a theory of disability
ISBN: 9780198732587

Barnes, Elizabeth

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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.

Catégories:

Society, Politics & Philosophy - Politics

Année:

2016

Edition:

Editeur::

Oxford University Press

Langue:

english

Pages:

200

ISBN 10: