Existential Philosophy and Disability - (Hardcover)

About the Book

This volume proposes a novel approach to engaging philosophically with disability studies, providing insight into situated, lived experiences of disability in articulation with prominent existential philosophers in addition to historical and theoretical perspectives.

Book Synopsis

This volume proposes a novel approach to engaging philosophically with disability studies. Taking as a starting point the fact that disability is an integral part of human existence, the chapters in this volume provide insight into situated, lived experiences of disability in articulation with prominent existential philosophers. Historical and theoretical perspectives bring the dominant models of understanding disability today (medical or biomedical and social) into dialogue with existential philosophical perspectives, and thematic contributions provide insight into specific disabled experiences which have historically been underrepresented in philosophy, including mental illness, addiction, severe cognitive/intellectual disability, ADHD, autism, and neurodivergent communication.

About the Author

Mélissa Fox-Muraton is Professor of Philosophy at Clermont School of Business and member of the Philosophies and Rationalities Research Laboratory at the University Clermont Auvergne (France), with a research focus in the fields of existential and moral philosophy.