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Intellectual Disability: Ethics, Dehumanization, and a New Moral Community
Heather Keith
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Description for Intellectual Disability: Ethics, Dehumanization, and a New Moral Community
Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNC; JNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
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. * 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
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. * 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
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
460g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470674321
SKU
V9780470674321
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99-15
About Heather Keith
Heather E. Keith is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Green Mountain College, Vermont. Her work has appeared in such publications as The Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society, The Journal of Chinese Philosophy, Streams of William James, and the Encyclopedia of American Philosophy. Kenneth D. Keith is Professor Emeritus of Psychological Sciences at the University of ... Read more
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