Welcome to BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

Welcome to BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY! BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY aims to provide the philosophical community with a forum for critical analysis of biopolitical asymmetries and other mechanisms and effects of power in philosophy and beyond. The BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY insignia in the banner depicts a dandelion, suggesting life, networks, systems, and change (photo credit: James Niland). BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY will […]

Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 7 #PhiDisSocCh7, Jan. 27-29, 2027, 9:30am-4:00pm ET (Unapologetically and Defiantly Online)

The next edition of the Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change conference series–Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 7– will take place January 27-29, 2027. The conference will be supported by and run under the auspices of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY and the Center for Ethics at University of Central Florida. The conference will take place entirely online. No […]

3 Things I Don’t Want to Read Today

As of this morning, approximately 860 wildfires were burning/were out of control/had burned across Canada. As of this morning, approximately 160 wildfires were burning/were out of control/had burned across northern Ontario alone. Entire towns have been destroyed. Many Indigenous communities and First Nations have been displaced (again), their members have lost everything.

Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Damion Scott

Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and thirty-sixth installment of Dialogues on Disability, the series of interviews that I am conducting with disabled philosophers and post to BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY on the third Wednesday of each month. The series is designed to provide a public venue for […]

How Foucault Changed My Life (Guest Post by Daniele Lorenzini)

HOW FOUCAULT CHANGED MY LIFE By DANIELE LORENZINI [Description of photo below: Daniele, who has short dark hair, a beard, and mustache, stands in front of a wall with his arms crossed in front of him. He is wearing a long-sleeved shirt with buttons and a watch with a large face.] I first encountered the […]

The Foucauldian Mind — Out Later This Month! Pre-order It Now!

In February of this year, I wrote: Facebook is buzzing in anticipation of the publication of The Foucauldian Mind in September to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Michel Foucault’s birth. Edited by the illustrious Daniele Lorenzini, this landmark text has 44 chapters written by important scholars of Foucault’s work. I am delighted to be in their company […]

Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 8a.m.

“I have read almost all of your interviews and they are always wonderful. …  I am really looking forward to the next installment of Dialogues on Disability.” — Adrian Piper “… a major contribution to our understanding of the field and the people in it.”  — Vanessa Wills “I’ve learned so much about ableism in philosophy […]

Strategic Lawsuits as Epistemic Tyranny

Readers of this blog are no doubt aware of Donald Trump’s penchant for suing his critics and political enemies to silence them. Trump has filed billions of dollars’ worth of frivolous or retaliatory defamation lawsuits against major news outlets, including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, CBS News, CNN, the BBC, and others. Many of […]

Remembering Stonewall

Description of photo below: police in uniforms shoving a crowd of young queers at the entranceway to The Stonewall Inn, capturing a turning point in the struggles of LGBTQIA people. The caption of the photo reads: “This is the only known photo of the raid that led to the Stonewall riots. Joseph Ambrosini snapped it […]

Final Update on “Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches,” a special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly

In just over two months, “Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches,” the special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly that I have guest-edited to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Foucault’s birth on October 15, 1926, will be published! I’m thrilled with the contents of the issue and eager to share them with you. To […]