The essay below was presented at Philosophy, Disability and Social Change on Friday, December 11, 2020. _____________________________________________________________________________ Capitalism and Chronic Fatigue By Michelle Ciurria In this presentation, I am going to offer a biopolitical explanation of chronic fatigue syndrome or CFS. First, I’ll explain what CFS is. Then, I’ll explain why I consider CFS to […]
CFP: Exploitation Workshop, University of San Diego, Mar. 9-10, 2020 (deadline: Jan. 31, 2020)
Recently, the concept of exploitation has received renewed attention in moral and political theory. We invite papers for a workshop that focuses on exploitation, addressing topics such as, `What is exploitation?’, `What, if anything, is wrong with exploitation?’, and `What is the role of a theory of exploitation within a broader moral and political theory?’ […]
Racial Emancipation by Charles W. Mills
Racial Emancipation by Charles W. Mills Presented in the session “Emancipatory Knowledge,” Emancipation Conference, Technical University Berlin, May 26, 2018 For a European audience in general, and perhaps for a German audience in particular, my title may seem strange. What does “race” have to do with emancipation, or knowledge, or indeed anything? Isn’t “race” a […]
BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY 