The Faces of Intellectual Disability: Philosophical Reflections - Couverture souple

Carlson, Licia

 
9780253221575: The Faces of Intellectual Disability: Philosophical Reflections
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ISBN 10 : 0253221579 ISBN 13 : 9780253221575
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 2009

Synopsis

The Faces of Intellectual Disability challenges current thinking about cognitive impairment in order to come to terms with what it means to treat people with intellectual disabilities in an ethical manner. As she embraces the task of reassessing philosophical views of intellectual disability, Licia Carlson shows how we can affirm the dignity and worth of intellectually disabled people by dropping comparisons to nonhuman animals and confronting fears and discomforts about mental impairment. Carlson presents a complex history of ideas and notions about cognitive impairment, the treatment of intellectually disabled people, and social and cultural reactions to them. Sensitive and clearly argued, this book offers significant new thinking on recent trends in disability studies and philosophy.

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À propos de l?auteur

Licia Carlson has written numerous articles on philosophy and disability and is the co-editor of Cognitive Disability and Its Challenge to Moral Philosophy. She is an assistant professor of philosophy at Providence College.

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Éditeur
Indiana University Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0253221579
ISBN 13 
9780253221575
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
286
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780253354211: The Faces of Intellectual Disability: Philosophical Reflections

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ISBN 10 :  0253354218 ISBN 13 :  9780253354211
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 2010
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