Description
| Product ID: | 9780198822417 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Studies in Feminist Philosophy |
| Title: | The Minority Body |
| Subtitle: | A Theory of Disability |
| Authors: | Author: Elizabeth Barnes |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Social and political philosophy, Disability: social aspects, Feminism and feminist theory, Social & political philosophy, Disability: social aspects, Feminism & feminist theory |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-11-08 |
