The Minority Body: A Theory of Disability (Studies in Feminist Philosophy)

Elizabeth Barnes argues compellingly that disability is primarily a social phenomenon--a way of being a minority, a way of facing social oppression, but not a way of being inherently or intrinsically worse off. This is how disability is understood in the Disability Rights and Disability Pride movements; but there is a massive disconnect with the way disability is typically viewed within analytic philosophy. The idea that disability is not inherently bad or sub-optimal is one that many philosophers treat with open skepticism, and sometimes even with scorn. The goal of this book is to articulate and defend a version of the view of disability that is common in the Disability Rights movement. Elizabeth Barnes argues that to be physically disabled is not to have a defective body, but simply to have a minority body. Title Pages Elizabeth Barnes Title Pages (p.i) The Minority BodySeries Information (p.iii) The Minority Body Title Pages Title Pages Title Pages Title Pages Dedication Elizabeth Barnes Dedication (p.ix) Preface Elizabeth Barnes (p.ix) Preface Elizabeth Barnes (p.ix) Preface (p.ix) Preface (p.ix) Preface Introduction Elizabeth Barnes Introduction Elizabeth Barnes 0.1 The Relationship Between Disability and Bioethics Introduction 0.2 Varieties of Disability, and Why I’m Not Talking About Some of Them Introduction Introduction 0.3 Terminology Introduction 0.4 The Plan Introduction Introduction Notes: Constructing Disability Elizabeth Barnes Constructing Disability Elizabeth Barnes Abstract and Keywords Constructing Disability 1.1 The Problem 1.2 Criteria for Success Constructing Disability Constructing Disability 1.3 Naturalistic Accounts of Disability Constructing Disability 1.3.1 Disability is a departure from normal functioning or species norm Constructing Disability 1.3.2 Disability is the lack of a physical ability that most people have Constructing Disability Constructing Disability Constructing Disability 1.3.3 Disability is the interaction between impairment and social environment Constructing Disability 1.4 Social Constructions Constructing Disability Constructing Disability 1.4.1 The social model Constructing Disability Constructing Disability Constructing Disability 1.4.2 A Haslangerian model Constructing Disability Constructing Disability Constructing Disability Constructing Disability 1.4.3 Identity-based social construction Constructing Disability Constructing Disability 1.4.4 Social construction and the disappearing body Constructing Disability Constructing Disability 1.5 A Moderate Social Constructionism (p.39) 1.5.1 The ameliorative project Constructing Disability Constructing Disability Constructing Disability 1.5.2 Disability as solidarity Constructing Disability Constructing Disability Constructing Disability Constructing Disability 1.5.3 On circularity and vagueness Constructing Disability 1.5.4 Other worlds and other times Constructing Disability Constructing Disability 1.6 Stacking the Deck? Constructing Disability Notes: Constructing Disability Constructing Disability Constructing Disability Constructing Disability Constructing Disability Constructing Disability Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Elizabeth Barnes Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Elizabeth Barnes Abstract and Keywords Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference 2.1 What the Mere-Difference View is Not Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference 2.1.1 Average well-being 2.1.2 Intrinsic goods Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference 2.1.3 Social harm and intrinsic harms 2.1.4 Intrinsic bads Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference 2.2 What the Bad-Difference View Might Be Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference 2.3 What the Mere-Difference View Is Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference 2.4 Default Views and Common Sense Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Notes: Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference Bad-Difference and Mere-Difference The Value-Neutral Model Elizabeth Barnes The Value-Neutral Model Elizabeth Barnes Abstract and Keywords The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model 3.1 Negative and Positive Effects on Well-being 3.2 Global Bads and Local Bads The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model 3.3 Instrumental and Non-Instrumental Value The Value-Neutral Model 3.4 Good, Bad, and Neutral Simpliciter The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model 3.5 The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model 3.6 The Value-Neutral Model as Mere-Difference The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model 3.7 Particular Disabilities and Bad-Difference The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model (p.104) 3.8 Difference and Degrees The Value-Neutral Model 3.9 Valuing Disability The Value-Neutral Model 3.10 Objective List Theories The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model 3.11 Desire Satisfaction Theories The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model (p.115) 3.12 Hedonism The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model Notes: The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model The Value-Neutral Model Taking Their Word for It Elizabeth Barnes Taking Their Word for It Elizabeth Barnes Abstract and Keywords Taking Their Word for It 4.1 Knowing What It’s Like Taking Their Word for It 4.2 ‘I’ll Be Glad I Did It’ Reasoning Taking Their Word for It (p.123) 4.3 Adaptive Preference—the Basics Taking Their Word for It Taking Their Word for It Taking Their Word for It Taking Their Word for It Taking Their Word for It (p.129) 4.4 Adaptive Preference and Preference for Disability Taking Their Word for It Taking Their Word for It 4.5 Overgeneralization of the Adaptive Preference Model Taking Their Word for It 4.6 Which Preferences are Suboptimal? Taking Their Word for It Taking Their Word for It 4.7 Testimonial Injustice Taking Their Word for It Taking Their Word for It 4.8 Testimonial Injustice and Disability Taking Their Word for It 4.9 Evidence and Testimony Taking Their Word for It Taking Their Word for It 4.10 Summing Up Taking Their Word for It Notes: Taking Their Word for It Taking Their Word for It Causing Disability Elizabeth Barnes Causing Disability Elizabeth Barnes Abstract and Keywords Causing Disability 5.1 A Problem for the Mere-Difference View? Causing Disability Causing Disability Causing Disability (p.147) 5.2 Causing a Non-Disabled Person to Become Disabled Causing Disability 5.3 Causing a Non-Disabled Person to Become Disabled without Transition Costs Causing Disability Causing Disability Causing Disability Causing Disability Causing Disability Causing Disability Causing Disability 5.4 Causing a Disabled Person to Exist Instead of a Non-Disabled Person Causing Disability Causing Disability Causing Disability 5.5 Causing and ‘Curing’ Causing Disability Causing Disability Causing Disability 5.6 Summing Up Causing Disability Notes: Causing Disability Causing Disability Causing Disability Disability Pride Elizabeth Barnes Disability Pride Elizabeth Barnes Abstract and Keywords Disability Pride 6.1 Hermeneutical Injustice Disability Pride Disability Pride 6.2 The Weight of Normative Assumptions Disability Pride Disability Pride 6.3 Normatively Laden Distinctions Disability Pride Disability Pride Disability Pride Disability Pride 6.4 Normatively Laden Distinctions and Hermeneutical Injustice Disability Pride 6.5 Hermeneutical Justice and Pride Disability Pride Disability Pride Disability Pride 6.6 Disability Pride Disability Pride Disability Pride Notes: Disability Pride Disability Pride (p.187) Bibliography Elizabeth Barnes (p.187) Bibliography (p.187) Bibliography (p.187) Bibliography (p.187) Bibliography (p.187) Bibliography (p.187) Bibliography (p.187) Bibliography (p.187) Bibliography (p.187) Bibliography (p.187) Bibliography (p.187) Bibliography (p.187) Bibliography (p.187) Bibliography (p.187) Bibliography (p.199) Index Elizabeth Barnes (p.199) Index (p.199) Index (p.199) Index Elizabeth Barnes Argues Compellingly That Disability Is Primarily A Social Phenomenon- A Way Of Being A Minority, A Way Of Facing Social Oppression, But Not A Way Of Being Inherently Or Intrinsically Worse Off. This Is How Disability Is Understood In The Disability Rights And Disability Pride Movements; But There Is A Massive Disconnect With The Way Disability Is Typically Viewed Within Analytic Philosophy. The Idea That Disability Is Not Inherently Bad Or Sub-optimal Is One That Many Philosophers Treat With Open Skepticism, And Sometimes Even With Scorn. The Goal Of This Book Is To Articulate And Defend A Version Of The View Of Disability That Is Common In The Disability Rights Movement. Preface -- Introduction -- Constructing Disability -- Bad-difference And Mere-difference -- The Value-neutral Model -- Taking Their Word For It -- Causing Disability -- Disability Pride -- Bibliography -- Index. Elizabeth Barnes. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.