Dr Linda Barclay
Dr. Linda Barclay
Lecturer, Department of Philosophy
Ph: 03 9905 4278
Email: linda.barclay@monash.edu
Research Interests
My research interests lie within the broad field of contemporary political philosophy, with a particular focus on liberal egalitarianism. Many of my publications address how well liberalism, particularly its egalitarian versions, explains and proposes to redress persistent inequalities in modern societies. In this area I have published articles on gender, nationalism and multiculturalism, and disability. Earlier publications focused on core notions of liberal theory itself, including personal autonomy, equality, and liberal neutrality. My current research explores the relation between claims of inequality and injustice made by feminists and similar claims made by disability advocates.
I have also published a number of articles in bioethics from a political philosophy perspective; on genetic enhancement, abortion, and issues of exploitation and fairness in medical research.
Selected Publications
"Natural deficiency or social oppression? The capabilities approach to justice for people with disabilities", Journal of Moral Philosophy, (forthcoming).
"Liberal Daddy Quotas: why men need to take care of the children, and how liberals can get them to do it", Hypatia, (Article first published online: 19 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01255.x).
"Justice and disability: what kind of theorising is needed?", Journal of Social Philosophy, Vol. XLII, no. 3, 2011
"Disability, Respect and Justice", Journal of Applied Philosophy, vol 27, no 2, 2010.
"Egalitarianism and responsibility in the genetic future", Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, vol. 34, 2009.
"Exploitation and double-standards in research in developed countries", Monash Bioethics Review, vol. 27, no.4, 2008.
"Equality respecting nationalism and the relevance of culture", Nations and Nationalism, 13(3), 2007.
"Feminist distributive justice and the relevance of equal relations", Egalitarianism. New Essays on the Nature and Value of Equality, Nils Holtug and Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen (eds) (Oxford University Press, 2007).
"Liberal diversity", The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy, Frank Jackson and Michael Smith (eds) (Oxford University Press, 2005).
"Genetic engineering and autonomous agency", Journal of Applied Philosophy, 4/3, 2003, 223-236.
"What kind of liberal is Martha Nussbaum?", Sats: Nordic Journal of Philosophy, 4/2, 2003 (published with response from Nussbaum).
"Autonomy and the social self", Relational Autonomy, Catriona Mackenzie and Natalie Stoljar (eds), (Oxford University Press, 2000).
"Rights, intrinsic values and the politics of abortion", Utilitas, 11/2, 1999, 215-229.
"The answer to Keeke's question", Ethics, 110, 1999, 84-92.