Towards an Ethic of Autism : : A Philosophical Exploration.
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 differen...
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Hens, Kristien. Towards an Ethic of Autism : A Philosophical Exploration. Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2021. ©2021. 1 online resource (208 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. 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 different ways of thinking about autism, as well as its meanings to those who experience it, those who diagnose it, and those who research it. Hens delves into the history of autism and its roots in the work of Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger to inform a contemporary ethical analysis of the models we use to understand autism today. She explores the various impacts of a diagnosis on autistic people and their families, the relevance of disability studies, the need to include autistic people fully in discussions about (and research on) autism, and the significance of epigenetics to future work on autism. English. Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-178) and index. 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. Autism. Autism Social aspects. 1-80064-230-X |
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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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