Description
The first book of intersectional and inclusive writings on the philosophy of disability. A guide to a burgeoning and urgent field of thought.
About the Author
Shelley Lynn Tremain has a Ph.D in philosophy and is Coordinator of the BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY blog where she publishes Dialogues on Disability, a groundbreaking and critically acclaimed series of interviews with disabled philosophers. Tremain is author of the award-winning Foucault and Feminist Philosophy of Disability (2017) and editor of two editions of Foucault and the Government of Disability (2005, 2015).
Reviews
A fascinating and wide-ranging collection of papers challenging all of us who do philosophy - in any of its subfields - to pay more sustained attention to the different disabled perspectives that may dislodge old habits of thought and invigorate new ones. * Miranda Fricker, Silver Professor of Philosophy, New York University, USA *
Fresh, deep, and exceptional in its intersectional engagement, The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability is a field-defining contribution to philosophy. Shelley Tremain's expansive collection of original work in philosophy of disability by philosophers of diverse backgrounds, approaches, and perspectives effectively demonstrates that philosophy of disability has come of age as a field worthy of recognition and respect. * Tracy Isaacs, Professor of Philosophy, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada *
This trailblazing volume assembles cutting-edge work in philosophy of disability to offer a comprehensive and accessible overview of this new movement in philosophy. The volume firmly establishes philosophy of disability as a way of practicing philosophy that is central to all areas of philosophical inquiry. * Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, USA *
This is a lively and wide-ranging collection of essays, offering an enlightening and poignant up-to-date snapshot of the philosophy of disability. The volume showcases a range of philosophical approaches and topics, examining disability and its relationship with philosophy from a variety of angles, which illuminate this new field. * Havi Carel, Professor of Philosophy, University of Bristol, UK, and Author of Illness: the Cry of the Flesh *
The range in this collection is impressive, from the kinds of disabilities covered, to the domains to which disability connects. From chronic fatigue, substance use, deafness, neurodiversity, speech pathologies, and more, to an exploration of the concept of "disability" in Africana philosophy, in music theory, assisted reproduction, and more, everyone should find something to learn from this volume. * Barry Lam, Professor of Philosophy, UC Riverside, USA, and Founder and Producer of the award-winning Hi-Phi Nation podcast *
This fantastic collection is both long overdue and yet ahead of its time. The essays not only press against the cherished norms of philosophy; they also refract similar dynamics and epistemic violences in other fields. The result is no less than a challenge to the ableist strictures of disciplinarity itself. * Jasbir K. Puar, Author of The Right to Maim: Debility, Capacity, Disability, USA *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350268906
Author Dr Shelley Lynn Tremain
Format Paperback
Page Count 624
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC