Towards an Ethic of Autism : : a philosophical exploration / / Kristien Hens.
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 differe...
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : : Open Book Publishers,, 2021. |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 183 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.