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Towards an ethics of autism : a philosophical exploration / Kristien Hens.

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"What does it mean to say that someone is autistic? Towards an Ethics of Autism is an exploration of this question and many more. In this thoughtful, wide-ranging book, Kristien Hens examines a number of perspectives on autism, including psychiatric, biological, and philosophical, to consider d...

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Online Access: Full Text (via EBSCO)
Main Author: Hens, Kristien (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, [2021]
Subjects:
Autism > Moral and ethical aspects.
Autism > Social aspects.
Autism.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Prologue: Dynamics and Ethics of Autism / Kristien Hens
  • PART I. DIMENSIONS OF AUTISM. 1. The Origins of Autism / Kristien Hens ; 2. The Nature of Psychiatric Diagnoses / Kristien Hens ; 3. Cognitive Explanations of Autism: Beyond Theory of Mind / Kristien Hens ; 4. Sociological and Historical Explanations of Autism / Kristien Hens
  • PART II. EXPERIENCES OF AUTISM. 5. Difference and Disability / Kristien Hens ; 6. Epistemic Injustice and Language / Kristien Hens ; 7. Experiences of Autism / Kristien Hens and Raymond Langenberg ; 8. Interlude: Autism and Time / Kristien Hens
  • PART III. DYNAMICS OF AUTISM. 9. Labels and Looping Effects / Kristien Hens ; 10. Dynamic Approaches / Kristien Hens ; 11. Autism and Genetics / Kristien Hens
  • Epilogue: Towards an Ethics of Autism / Kristien Hens
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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