PHIL 107

In this course students first read about the experience of disabled people and the history of the disability rights movement in the US, and how the approach to disability has evolved through time. Then, students devote some time thinking about the nature of disability; two families of approaches to disability are discussed (naturalism and social constructionism) with particular attention to philosophical accounts. The course transitions toward more applied questions, such as: What is the relation between disability and well-being? Is disability intrinsically bad? How is disability analogous to other social identities, and how does ableism differ from other forms of oppression, if it does? Are genetic screening and selective abortion on the basis of disability morally permissible? How does mental disability differ from physical disability? Finally, students work on a group project that answers the question: How can we build a world that includes disability?

Offered frequently.

AUDT - NO (Cannot be audited.), CO24 - ARTHUM (Artistic and Humanistic), CO24 - KN (Knowledge, Identity, and Power), CORE - HM (Humanistic Approaches), CORE - KN (Knowledge, Identity, and Power), INTD - BIOE (Bioethics BIOE), INTD - PHIL (Philosophy PHIL), INTD - STS (Sci Tech Health Society STHS)