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  • The Minority Body: A Theory of Disability

    The Minority Body by Barnes, Elizabeth;

    A Theory of Disability

    Series: Studies in Feminist Philosophy Series;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher OUP Oxford
    • Date of Publication 7 April 2016

    • ISBN 9780198732587
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages214 pages
    • Size 221x142x17 mm
    • Weight 380 g
    • Language English
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    Short description:

    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. To be physically disabled is not to have a defective body, but simply to have a minority body.

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    Long description:

    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.

    I am happy to unequivocally say that this text makes a fascinating and groundbreaking contribution to feminist and disability philosophy. I would enthusiastically recommend this text to anyone interested in disability and philosophy, and especially to those new to philosophy.

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    Table of Contents:

    Preface
    Introduction
    Constructing Disability
    Bad-difference/Mere-difference
    The Value-Neutral Model
    Taking Their Word for It
    Causing Disability
    Disability Pride

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