| The Minority Body: A Theory of Disability Contributor(s): Barnes, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198822413 ISBN-13: 9780198822417 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Philosophy | Social - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 190 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |