“In the area of “medical humanities.” the notions of disease, illness and sickness refer, respectively, to biological, experiential and social aspects of the disease (Aho & Aho 2008). This shows the relevance of this phenomenon, the multiplicity of perspectives under which it can be studied and the richness of its meaning. In recent years, numerous […]
Dialogues on Disability: Centennial Edition
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the 100th 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 discussion with disabled […]
Nothing about Us without Us: Did Philosophers Get the Memo?
Nothing about Us without US (NAUWU) By now, most people are familiar with the slogan “nothing about us without us” (NAUWU). As a call for disability justice, NAUWU was popularized by disabled activists in the 1990s. The slogan means that nondisabled people should not produce content about disabled people without involving disabled people. As James Charlton says, NAUWU is […]
Vegan. Practically.
That’s the name of a relatively new blog produced, hosted, and authored by philosopher Tracy Isaacs. The blog is designed to work through some philosophical, political, social, and economic concerns and interests with respect to veganism, its justifications, and its requirements, as well as offer advice about how to accomplish them, including cooking guidance and […]
Dialogues on Disability, Centennial Edition, Wednesday, July 19, at 8 am
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 […]
Forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Applied Philosophy of Language
Oxford University has just announced the forthcoming publication of The Oxford Handbook of Applied Philosophy of Language, edited by Ernie Lepore and Luvell Anderson. Description of the book’s cover: A cartoon image of a half-open mouth next to several speech balloons with the names of the editors on the top right corner. Underneath the image, the […]
Say Goodbye to Moral Responsibility Theory As You Know It
My article in Mich CIurria’s forthcoming special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly on Feminist Approaches to Moral Responsibility contributes to growing discussions within philosophy about the ways in which and the extent to which philosophers are culpable with respect to the production and perpetuation of unjust social and political arrangements. A central motivational assumption of […]
Cover of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability
I have posted below the cover that I designed for The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability, with some valuable feedback from Amandine Catala, Gen Eickers, Ada Jaarsma, Corinne Lajoie, and Melinda Hall. The design of the cover is intentional in a variety of ways: the lettering is in a sans serif font and in […]
Two More Endorsements for The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability
As the publication date for The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability approaches, the anticipation that I and the contributors to this pathbreaking collection feel continues to grow. I have now finalized an absolutely stunning cover for the book with the design team at Bloomsbury. I will present that book cover to you in due […]
Disabled People Should Define Disability
The dominant definition of disability in our society is the medical one. On the medical model, a disability is an impairment or functional limitation of an individual’s body. The medical model sees disability as something that should be fixed, cured, or accommodated. It locates the problem in the individual rather than the built environment. The […]
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