It is not a book for a generalist audience, but could work quite readily in both undergraduate and graduate courses. It would not be an exaggeration to claim that it is the most important single-authored book in philosophy of disability to come out of the analytic tradition in a generation.' - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online 'It is a thoughtful, thorough, and rigorous argument that nevertheless has an accessible style. Her revolutionary ideas compel us to look at the minority body without making value-judgments.' - The Washington Book Review 'In her engaging, powerfully argued, and good-humored book, Barnes seeks to illuminate the nature of physical disability, challenge the view that it has a negative impact on well-being, and defend a 'mere-difference view' of disability.It is a wildly creative, rigorous, and ground-breaking work that represents a significant contribution to the on-going inquiry into the nature and value of disability.

Barnes redefines disability as a social phenomenon in a fresh way. it remains to be seen where the debate goes next, but wherever it goes, future discussion will need to engage with the work of Elizabeth Barnes.'-Jennifer Hawkins, Ethics 'The Minority Body is a fascinating and compelling study of the concept of disability. Barnes has brought a new level of precision to a popular slogan and has then set about defending it with all the familiar tools of contemporary analytic philosophy. 'Elizabeth Barnes' new book offers a much-needed philosophical discussion of disability capitalizing on relevant research in bioethics, feminist philosophy and disability studies.' - Elena Fell and Natalia Lukianova, The Philosophical Quarterly 'Elizabeth Barnes has written an interesting and important book about disability.

The minority body by elizabeth barnes