02564nam 2200565 a 450 991045269470332120200520144314.01-4422-1708-11-4422-1709-X(CKB)2550000001103246(EBL)1318925(OCoLC)854521000(SSID)ssj0000950581(PQKBManifestationID)12370851(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950581(PQKBWorkID)10879726(PQKB)10952197(MiAaPQ)EBC1318925(Au-PeEL)EBL1318925(CaPaEBR)ebr10735362(CaONFJC)MIL505752(EXLCZ)99255000000110324620121018d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe philosophy of autism[electronic resource] /edited by Jami L. Anderson & Simon CushingLanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishers20131 online resource (219 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-1707-3 1-299-74501-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Autism: The Very Idea; 2 Embodying Autistic Cognition: Towards Reconceiving Certain "Autism-Related" Behavioral Atypicalities as Functional; 3 Autism and the Extreme Male Brain; 4 I Think, Therefore I Am. I Am Verbal, Therefore I Live.; 5 A Dash of Autism; 6 Knowing Other Minds: Ethics and Autism; 7 Autism, Empathy, and Affective Framing; 8 Advocacy, Autism and Autonomy; Index; ContributorsThis book examines autism from the tradition of analytic philosophy, working from the premise that Autism Spectrum Disorders raise interesting philosophical questions that need to be and can be addressed in a manner that is clear, jargon-free, and accessible. The goal of the original essays in this book is to provide a philosophically rich analysis of issues raised by autism and to afford dignity and respect to those impacted by autism by placing it at the center of the discussion. <AutismPhilosophyElectronic books.AutismPhilosophy.616.85/882Anderson Jami L1000789Cushing Simon1968-1000790MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452694703321The philosophy of autism2297259UNINA