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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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge : : Open Book Publishers,, 2021. ©2021. |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 pages) |
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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.