Neurodiversity and Philosophy

2026/06/15 by Clarissa Muller-Kosmarov, Robert Chapman · 1 voice

paper · doi:10.1093/9780197852668.003.0035

openalex publication_date 2026/06/15 · openalex created_date 2026/06/16 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/16

Abstract

Summary The relationship between philosophy and neurodiversity has been a focus of study only since the 2010s, but it is emerging as an important subfield of philosophy in interaction with other existing subfields in philosophy. Neurodiversity theory is being developed in a number of core directions, with areas of particular interest including neurodiversity’s relationship to epistemology, phenomenology, and neuroqueer theory, as well as ethical and political philosophy.

Citations

• On the ontological status of autism: the ‘double empathy problem’
• Neurodiversity and the Social Ecology of Mental Functions
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• Neurodiversity, epistemic injustice, and the good human life

Discussions

• Delighted to say that the entry, 'Neurodiversity and Philosophy', written by myself and @drrobertchapman.bsky.social, is now available in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Disability Studies! Avail [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]

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