NAZA (directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor)

I have been wondering whether NAZA, the outstanding new documentary film about the Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDFs’) use of AI in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, would soon be showing at one of the other-than-mainstream theatres in Hamilton (the Canadian city in which I live). The film was directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel […]

From Bioethics to AI Ethics: A Genealogy of Philosophical Sell-Outs 

The history of professional philosophy is largely a history of, to use a technical term, sell-outs, people who use their mastery of argumentation and rarefied jargon to defend the rich and powerful: colonizers, fascists, and capitalists, amongst other “moral parasites” (as some non-Western philosophers put it). Just as the victors write history, the victors write philosophy […]

(Draft) Introduction to Special Issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly on Foucault and Feminist Philosophy

On September 1 (or thereabouts), “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. So, … below […]

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 […]

Techno-capitalism, Crisis Epistemology, and Disaster Ableism: How (not) to Respond to Generative AI in Higher education (My presentation @ #PhiDisSocCh6)

Introduction Techno-capitalism is a social system dominated by technology-driven capital, in which technological development is a primary vehicle for wealth concentration. Professors are currently trying to navigate the incursion of techno-capitalism into higher education through the widespread adoption of generative AI platforms like ChatGPT.  In a recent article for Current Affairs, Professor Ronald Purser argues that AI is […]

Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6), Unapologetically Online, Jan. 28-30, 2026: Final Program and Registration!

BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY and Ethically Speaking at The Center for Ethics at the University of Central Florida  (UCF) ENTHUSIASTICALLY INVITE YOU TO: Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6) January 28-30, 2026, Online The Philosophy, Disability and Social Change conference series, now in its sixth year, comprises workshops, roundtables, and panel presentations by disabled philosophers and their allies whose […]

Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Raymond Aldred

Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and twenty-fourth 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 […]

New Book on Technology and Equality

This post is intended to announce the much-anticipated publication (Rowman & Littlefield) next month of Technology and Equality*, edited by Sven Ove Hansson and Colleen Murphy. I am delighted that this important book includes my chapter “Disability and Technology? No, Disability as Technology,” the penultimate version of which you can find on my PhilPeople page […]