The minority body : a theory of disability
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
xii, 200 pages ; 22 cm
9780198732587, 9780198822417, 0198732589, 0198822413
1041337860
Preface
Introduction
Constructing disability
Bad-difference and mere-difference
The value-neutral model
Taking their word for it
Causing disability
Disability pride
Bibliography
Index