Society for Philosophy and Disability

Email: spd@societyforphilosophyanddisability.org

Aims and Scope

The Society for Philosophy and Disability, or SPD, is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to furthering research and teaching on philosophical issues related to disability and to promoting inclusiveness and support for people with disabilities in philosophical education and in the profession of philosophy. SPD aims to provide a forum for philosophical discussion of disability by arranging meetings, maintaining an online presence, organizing academic projects, and supporting The Journal of Philosophy of Disability.

SPD News

Change in SPD leadership
October 8, 2020 by Adam Cureton

David Wasserman is SPD's new President. Adam Cureton stepped down so that he...
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SPD Partners with The Journal of Philosophy of Disability
May 24, 2020 by Adam Cureton

We are pleased to report that the Society for Philosophy and Disability has...
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Disability at the 2020 Central APA
February 23, 2020 by Adam Cureton

Society for Philosophy and Disability - Thursday, February 27 2020, 10:00am-NoonTopic: Stoicism, Justice,...
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For more information contact:

Adam Cureton
President, Society for Philosophy and Disability
Associate Professor of Philosophy
University of Tennessee
808 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996
spd@societyforphilosophyanddisability.org

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Society for Philosophy and Disability

1 month ago

www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/philosophy-disability-and-social-change ... See MoreSee Less

Philosophy, Disability and Social Change

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In this online conference, disabled philosophers present their cutting-edge research on disability and social change, and examine the relationship between philosophy of disability and the tradition an...

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Society for Philosophy and Disability

2 months ago

What Does it Mean to Move Through the World with a Disability? - The Hastings Center

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The answer to that question is not straightforward, as was made vivid in “Navigating: On Disability, Technology, and Experiencing the World,” a recent virtual event. It was the second in a series ...

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Society for Philosophy and Disability

4 months ago

The Hastings Center has opened (free) registration for their next event of the NEH Public Humanities grant project, The Art of Flourishing: Conversations on Disability and Technology. ... See MoreSee Less

Navigating: On Disability, Technology, and Experiencing the World - The Hastings Center

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How are people with disabilities using—or choosing not to use—technologies to promote their own flourishing? Which technologies, and under what circumstances, truly enhance a person’s ability to...

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Society for Philosophy and Disability

7 months ago

APA announces new committee on disability - The American Philosophical Association

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At its May 2020 meeting, the APA board of officers approved a proposal by the Disability Task Force, chaired by Adam Cureton, to create a permanent committee on disability. The new APA Committee on th...

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Society for Philosophy and Disability

9 months ago

"When asking who determines what counts as a benefit, it isn’t uncommon to encounter arrogance on the part of those who judge the value of disabled lives. Most able people — and it is they who generally determine what a benefit looks like — view disabled lives as sad, even tragic, and with that view are likely to discount the benefits that their lives produce." -Eva Feder Kittay ... See MoreSee Less

People with disabilities are at a disadvantage with Covid-19 - STAT

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Some state triage protocols explicitly deny treatment to people with disabilities like my daughter, Sesha, even though the law says they shouldn't do that.

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