I was so caught up in the events surrounding the publication of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability that I neglected to offer a report on Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 4 subsequent to the conference. The presentations were fantastic and the question periods that followed them were exceptionally lively. The book launch allowed […]
All That’s Happening on BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
It was a busy Fall insofar as I was preoccupied with the last production stages of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability. December rolled around and the publication of the book took place on the 14th, which publication coincided with Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 4 on the 14th and 15th. Then, January was […]
Request for Some Assistance (in Advance of the Eastern APA)
Dear All, On the eve of my departure to the Eastern APA in New York, I am distraught and would be extremely grateful if someone (preferably a privileged philosopher) were to offer some assistance. As you may have read in previous posts at BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, I am scheduled to present at the Eastern APA on […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at 8 am ET
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 “I’ve learned so much from Shelley Lynn Tremain’s Dialogues on Disability through the years (and found out about so much exciting work being done by disabled […]
Some of Our Favourite Posts of 2023
As the year comes to a close, a review of some of our favourite posts from the year seems apropos. I have catalogued these posts according to the month in which they were initially posted. The list below is by no means exhaustive of the fantastic posts made at BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, especially insofar as the […]
CEASEFIRE NOW!
Image: 4 squares of lines, one inside the other, at the centre of the squares are the words “Cease” and “Fire,” the former above the latter
Human Dignity for All: A Response to “Principles of Solidarity. A Statement”
[To add your name to the list of signatories to this response, follow the link at the end of the list of signatories] We the undersigned are deeply concerned by the statement “Principles of solidarity” published on the website of the Normative Orders research center at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt on 13th November 2023, signed by Nicole […]
CEASEFIRE
Image: 4 squares of lines, one inside the other, at the centre of the squares are the words “Cease” and “Fire,” the former above the latter
Letter to Leadership of American Political Science Association (APSA) from Joan Tronto
From Robert Nichols via Facebook: “At the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association this year, my former colleague Joan Tronto was scheduled to receive the Benjamin Lippincott Award in recognition of the tremendous impact and importance of her work “Moral Boundaries: A Political Argument for an Ethic of Care”. The APSA has decided, […]
A Philosophy of Disability Event
Yesterday afternoon, I made a presentation in an illuminating online event, “Troubling Access: Ableism and New Movements in Philosophy of Disability,” which was organized by Joshua St. Pierre, Canada Research Chair in Critical Disability Studies at the University of Alberta, and Kristin Rodier, along with her collaborators of the J-Series (social justice series) at Athabasca […]
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