Anita Silvers
Anita Silvers (born November 1, 1940 ; † March 14, 2019 ) was an American philosopher who was interested in medical ethics , bioethics, feminism , disability research, legal philosophy, and social and political philosophy. She argued that the rights of people with disabilities should be viewed just like other civil rights, and not as a concession or a social safety net.
Life
She attended Wheatley School in Old Westbury, New York, and gave a speech to the new school's first senior year in 1958. Silvers received a BA in 1962 from Sarah Lawrence College and a PhD in Philosophy in 1967 from Johns Hopkins University . Silvers was a professor and former chair of the Department of Philosophy at San Francisco State University .
Her 1988 book Disability, Difference, Discrimination (with David Wasserman and Mary Mahowald) is widely cited on legal issues.
Awards
- In 2009 she was awarded the Quinn Prize by the American Philosophical Association for her services , which was the first time awarded to a faculty member at a less research-intensive university.
- In 2013 she was awarded the Lebowitz Prize by the American Philosophical Association and the American Academic Honor Society Phi Beta Kappa .
- In 2017 she received the Wang Family Excellence Award from California State University .
Web links
- Literature by and about Anita Silvers in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ^ Invented Disabilities , 2010
- ↑ Home Perfectus? , 2004
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Silvers, Anita |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1940 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 2019 |