The Minority Body : A Theory of Disability
by Barnes, Elizabeth
Series: Studies in feminist philosophy. Published by : Oxford University Press (Oxford, United Kingdom) Physical details: xii,200 Pages 22x14 cm | HB ISBN:9780198732587. Year: 2016| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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
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