Ethics of Autism - Among Them, But Not of Them

Informationen zum Autor Deborah R. Barnbaum Klappentext This is a timely and wide-ranging book on a disorder that commends itself to serious ethical examination. Zusammenfassung Considers the implications of autism for the nature of consciousness, our understanding of the consciousness of others, meaning theories in philosophy of language, and the modality of mind. This book explores questions about genetic decision making, research into the nature of autism, and the controversial quest for a cure. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction 1. A Philosophical Introduction to Autism Voices of Autism: Jim Sinclair 2. The Value of an Autistic Life Voices of Autism: Wendy Lawson 3. Autism and Moral Theories Voices of Autism: Gunilla Gerland 4. Autism and Genetic Technologies Voices of Autism: Donna Williams 5. Research on Persons with Autism Voices of Autism: Temple Grandin Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Deborah R Barnbaum, Deborah R. Barnbaum, Barnbaum Deborah R
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.09.2008
• EAN: 9780253220134
• ISBN: 978-0-253-22013-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Indiana University Press; Bioethics and the Humanities; Bioethics and the Humanities
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General