The minority body : a theory of disability / Elizabeth Barnes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnes, Elizabeth (Philosopher), author.

Series:

Studies in feminist philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disabled Persons.

Minority Groups--history.

Minority Health--ethics.

Disabilities--Philosophy.

Disabilities.

Sociology of disability.

People with disabilities.

Philosophy.

Medical Subjects:

Disabled Persons.

Minority Groups--history.

Minority Health--ethics.

Physical Description:

xii, 200 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Constructing disability

Bad-difference and mere-difference

The value-neutral model

Taking their word for it

Causing disability

Disability pride

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-197) and index.

ISBN:

9780198732587

0198732589

OCLC:

927445984