MAP-Penn Conference on Philosophy of Disability and Illness

The University of Pennsylvania chapter of MAP (Minorities and Philosophy) is pleased to announce our sixth conference: MAP-Penn Conference on Philosophy of Disability and Illness. 

In keeping with the aims of both MAP International and MAP-Penn, previous iterations of this conference have focused on Non-Western Philosophies, Global Feminisms, Inclusive Pedagogies and Methodologies, and Philosophy of Race.

Our 2022 conference is focused on aspects of Philosophy of Disability and Philosophy of Illness. This includes, but is not limited to, disability and/or illness-related conceptual and normative issues in philosophy of law, in medical ethics, in bioethics, in general ethics, in the history of philosophy, in social and political philosophy, in social epistemology, in one’s personal experiences as a philosopher, and in philosophy teaching practices.

The conference will take place online.

Keynote speakers:

Havi Carel, University of Bristol

Joseph Stramondo, San Diego State University

Jasmine E. Harris, University of Pennsylvania

Organizers: Sara Purinton, Jacqueline Wallis, Lisa Martinez-Katout, Kate Nicole Hoffman, Lauren Perry, Youngbin Yoon, and Tiina Rosenqvist