Intellectual Disability: Ethics, Dehumanization, and a New Moral Community

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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 perspectivePresents a coherent, sustained moral perspective in examining the historical dehumanization of people with diminished cognitive abilitiesIncludes a series of narratives and case descriptions to illustrate argumentsReveals the importance of an interdisciplinary understanding of the social construction of intellectual disabilityContent: Chapter 1 Intellectual Disability: History and Evolution of Definitions (pages 1–18): Chapter 2 The Social Construction of Purgatory: Ideas and Institutions (pages 19–36): Chapter 3 A Failure of Intelligence (pages 37–52): Chapter 4 The Consequences of Reason: Moral Philosophy and Intelligence (pages 53–76): Chapter 5 Defining the Person: The Moral and Social Consequences of Philosophies of Selfhood (pages 77–94): Chapter 6 Alternative Views of Moral Engagement: Relationality and Rationality (pages 95–115): Chapter 7 Culture and Intellectual Disability (pages 116–130): Chapter 8 Quality of Life and Perception of Self (pages 131–150): Chapter 9 Application and Best Practices: Rights, Education, and Ethics (pages 151–169): Chapter 10 Epilogue: Visions of the Future (pages 170–176):