1st Edition
Disability and American Philosophies
Introduction: Disability and American Philosophies
Nate Whelan-Jackson & Daniel J. Brunson
1. Collective Inferiority Complex as Disability: Samuel Ramos’ Analysis of the Mexican Psyche
Sergio Gallegos
2. Deweyan Tools for Disability Studies: Methodological Pluralism and Melioration of Suffering
Justin Bell
3. Pragmatic Individualism and the (Re)Production of Disability
Nate Whelan-Jackson
4. Pragmatism and Neurodiversity
Daniel J. Brunson
5. Lost (And Lonely) in Translation: Dyslexia and Epistemic Loneliness
Kara Barnette
6. Just Like an Animal: Cognitively Disabled Humans and the Argument from Marginal Cases
Todd Lekan
7. The Art of Interdependence: Autonomy, Heteronomy, and Social Support in Shannon Jackson’s Criticism of Contemporary Art Social Practices
John Giordano
8. Dewey on Disability and Epistemic Virtue
Sarah Woolwine
9. Gloria E. Anzaldúa and Crip Futurity in the Americas
Andrea Pitts
10. The Right to Heal: Politics, Civil Rights, and the Need for New Ethical Concepts Regarding Regenerative Medical Care in Orthopedics
Tommy Curry
11. Stoic Pragmatism for Parenting a Child with Disabilities: An Essay Addressing Philosophers, Parents, Teachers, and Educational Policymakers
Eric T. Weber
Biography
Nate Whelan-Jackson is an Associate Professor in the Religion & Philosophy Department at Capital University in Columbus, OH. His research concerns the intersection of classical American pragmatism and philosophy of disability.
Daniel J. Brunson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. His research focuses on the history of classical American pragmatism, philosophy of technology, and social epistemology.
