The ethics of autism : among them, but not of them / Deborah R. Barnbaum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnbaum, Deborah R., 1967-

Series:

Bioethics and the humanities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autism--Philosophy.

Autism.

Autism--Moral and ethical aspects.

Autistic Disorder--psychology.

Biomedical Research--ethics.

Mental Health Services--ethics.

Patient Care--ethics.

Philosophy, Medical.

Psychological Theory.

Philosophy.

Medical Subjects:

Autistic Disorder--psychology.

Biomedical Research--ethics.

Mental Health Services--ethics.

Patient Care--ethics.

Philosophy, Medical.

Psychological Theory.

Physical Description:

xii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2008]

Summary:

Autism is one of the most compelling, controversial, and heartbreaking cognitive disorders. Autism presents unique philosophical challenges as well. Starting from the thesis that a fundamental deficit in autism is the inability to recognize that other persons have minds, Deborah R. Barnbaum considers autism's implications for the nature of consciousness, our understanding of the consciousness of others, meaning theories in philosophy of language, and the modality of mind. This is a timely and wide-ranging book on a disorder that commends itself to serious ethical examination.

Contents:

A philosophical introduction to autism

The value of an autistic life

Autism and moral theories

Autism and genetic technologies

Research on persons with autism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-227) and index.

ISBN:

9780253352132

0253352134

9780253220134

0253220130

OCLC:

191751640