A Philosophical Perspective on the Social Construction of Disability
A Philosophical Perspective on the Social Construction of Disability

Author(s): Mustafa Polat
Subject(s): Social Philosophy, Sociology, Health and medicine and law, Demography and human biology, Ontology
Published by: Özgür Yayın Dağıtım Ltd. Şti.
Keywords: Social Construction; society; Disability; philosophy; ontology;
Summary/Abstract: The notion of disability, just like the notions such as gender and race, directly involves the ontological classification of human-related kinds through some observed or imagined characteristics which constitute the defining rationale behind the relevant classification. Accordingly, the locus of philosophical debates on the disability classification rests on this underlying rationale which enables us to mark someone as disabled. Hereby, the underlying question is whether this particular classification hinges on some biological characteristics or is socially constructed under the socio-hierarchical relations built into the very fabric of society.

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