Abstract
“Towards an Ethics of Autism: A Philosophical Exploration” is an intricate ten-years exploration book of Kristien Hen on the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence (philosophical) and moral principles (ethical) interpretations to better understand the concept of autism.
Highlights
The first part, Dimensions of Autism covers the evolutionary history of autism, the nature of psychiatric diagnoses, the cognitive explanation of autism through the lens of Theory of Mind (ToM), and sociological and historical explanations of autism
The author uses the term autism instead of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) since some of the many meanings of autism are covered from perspectives of psychiatrist, cognitive, sociology and history
The author used the work of Nomy Arpaly to show when something deviates from the norm, this is one of many reasons some behavior qualifies for a psychiatric diagnosis
Summary
The author uses the term autism instead of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) since some of the many meanings of autism are covered from perspectives of psychiatrist, cognitive, sociology and history. The author writes about autistic people’s experiences of being different and disabled, the epistemic injustice that autistic people face, and how autism relates to challenges in communication and language, specific accounts of autistic people’s experiences drawn from research conducted in collaboration with Raymond Lagenberg, and an interlude of autistic people, a speculative note that summarizes previous chapters.
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