i Disability and Political Theory Although disability scholarship has been robust in history, philosophy, English, and sociology for decades, political theory and political science more generally have been slow to catch up. This groundbreaking vol- ume presents the fi rst full-l ength book on political theory approaches to disability issues. Barbara Arneil and Nancy J. Hirschmann bring together some of the leading scholars in political theory to provide a historical analysis of disability through the works of canonical fi gures, ranging from Hobbes and Locke to Kant, Rawls, and Arendt, as well as an analysis of disability in contemporary political theory, examining key concepts such as freedom, power and justice. D isability and Political Theory introduces a new disciplinary framework to disability studies, and provides a comprehensive introduction to a new topic of political theory. Barbara Arneil is Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia and the author of J ohn Locke and America (1996), Feminism and Politics (1999), D iverse Communities: The Problem with Social Capital (Cambridge University Press, 2006), and a co- edited anthology entitled S exual Justice/C ultural Justice (2006). Scholarly rec- ognition includes the Harrison Prize (best article published in Political Studies ), the Rockefeller Fellowship in Bellagio, C. B. MacPherson Prize (shortlist), and Killam Research and Teaching Prizes. Nancy J. Hirschmann is Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and has published many books and articles in feminist theory and disability theory, including T he Subject of Liberty: Toward a Feminist Theory of Freedom (2003), G ender, Class and Freedom in Modern Political Theory (2008), and C ivil Disabilities: Citizenship, Membership, and Belonging (2015), co-e dited with Beth Linker. She has held fellow- ships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the Institute for Advanced Study. ii iii Disability and Political Theory Edited by Barbara Arneil University of British Columbia Nancy J. Hirschmann University of Pennsylvania iv University Printing House, Cambridge CB2 8BS, United Kingdom One Liberty Plaza, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10006, USA 477 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia 4843/2 4, 2nd Floor, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, Delhi – 110002, India 79 Anson Road, #06-0 4/ 06, Singapore 079906 Cambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge. It furthers the University’s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence. www.cambridge.org Information on this title: w ww.cambridge.org/9 781107165694 DOI: 10.1017/9 781316694053 © Cambridge University Press 2016 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2016 A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1 -1 07-1 6569-4 Hardback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-p arty Internet Web sites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such Web sites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. v For Carter McGuigan and Jasbir Uppal, two former students who have taught me so much about disability, both in practice and theory. BA In memory of Nancy Hartsock and Dick Flathman, with gratitude and love. NJH vi vii Contents List of Contributors page ix Foreword xii DEBORAH STONE Disability and Political Theory: An Introduction 1 BARBARA ARNEIL AND NANCY J. HIRSCHMANN 1 Disability in Political Theory versus International Practice: Redefi ning Equality and Freedom 20 BARBARA ARNEIL 2 The Ableist Contract: Intellectual Disability and the Limits of Justice in Kant’s Political Thought 43 LUCAS G. PINHEIRO 3 Disavowals of Disability in Rawls’ Theory of Justice and his Critics 79 STACY CLIFFORD SIMPLICAN 4 Disabling Barriers, Enabling Freedom 99 NANCY J. HIRSCHMANN 5 Wollstonecraft, Hobbes, and the Rationality of Women’s Anxiety 123 EILEEN HUNT BO TTING 6 Dyslexia Manifesto 144 KATHY E. FERGUSON 7 Rethinking Membership and Participation in an Inclusive Democracy: Cognitive Disability, Children, Animals 168 SUE DONALDSON AND WILL KYMLICKA 8 Hannah Arendt and Disability: Natality and the Right to Inhabit the World 198 LORRAINE KRALL MCCRAR Y vii viii viii Contents 9 Connecting the Disconnect: Mental Disorder and Political Disorder 222 THERESA MAN LING LEE 10 Disability and Violence: Another Call for Democratic Inclusion and Pluralism 249 JOAN TRONTO 11 Rethinking “Cure” and “Accommodation” 263 NANCY J. HIRSCHMANN AND ROGERS M. SMITH Bibliography 285 Index 317 ix Contributors Barbara Arneil (PhD, London) is interested in the areas of identity politics and the history of political thought. She has published a num- ber of books including J ohn Locke and America (1996), Feminism and Politics (1999), and D iverse Communities: The Problem with Social Capital (Cambridge University Press, 2006). She has published articles on the role of disability in political theory and is about to publish a book on Domestic Colonies with Oxford University Press. Scholarly recognition includes the Harrison Prize (UK PSA award for best article), Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, the C. B. MacPherson Prize short list, and Killam Research and Teaching Prizes. Eileen Hunt Botting is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. She is most recently the author of W ollstonecraft, Mill, and Women’s Human Rights (2016). Sue Donaldson is an associate researcher at Queen’s University, Canada, where she helped to establish the Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law and Ethics research group (APPLE). She is the co- author (with Will Kymlicka) of Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights and of numerous articles exploring the place of animals in political theory. Kathy E. Ferguson teaches political science and women’s studies at the University of Hawai’i. Her main areas of interest are contemporary political theory, particularly feminist political theory and anarchism. Her most recent book is E mma Goldman: Political Thinking in the Streets (2011), and she is currently writing two books: one on the role of the letterpress printer in the anarchist movement and the other on women’s participation in anarchism. Nancy J. Hirschmann is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Alice Paul Center for Research on Gender, Sexuality and Women at the University of Pennsylvania. Her books include T he Subject of Liberty: ix