Intellectual disability : ethics, dehumanization, and a new moral community /
"Intellectual Disability: Ethics, Dehumanization, and a New Moral Community presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the roots and evolution of the dehumanization of people with intellectual disabilities. This book: Examines the roots of disability ethics from a psychological, philosophical...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex :
J. Wiley,
2013
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "Intellectual Disability: Ethics, Dehumanization, and a New Moral Community presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the roots and evolution of the dehumanization of people with intellectual disabilities. This book: Examines the roots of disability ethics from a psychological, philosophical, and educational perspective ; Presents a coherent, sustained moral perspective in examining the historical dehumanization of people with diminished cognitive abilities ; Includes a series of narratives and case descriptions to illustrate arguments ; Reveals the importance of an interdisciplinary understanding of the social construction of intellectual disability."--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118586440 1118586441 9781118586471 1118586476 9781118606926 1118606922 9781118606957 1118606957 0470674326 9780470674321 9781299313835 1299313833 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
