{"product_id":"the-faces-of-intellectual-disability-9780253221575","title":"The Faces of Intellectual Disability","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEthical issues and the intellectually disabled\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarlson's book is a significant addition to the welcome burgeoning of philosophical literature about disability generally and intellectual disability specifically.\u003c\/p\u003e * Social Theory and Practice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLicia Carlson's The Faces of Intellecual Disability breaks new ground in disability studies, bioethics, philosophy, cultural sudies, and social justice studies generally.\u003c\/p\u003e * Disability Studies Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[P]rovides a rigorous philosophical analysis of how the outsider's viewpoint of ID in particular (generalizable to disability as a whole) will blind, cripple, and even retard (puns intended!) theological work, and that only historical illumination and serious interaction with the perspectives of those with ID or their caretakers can help do justice to the issues at hand.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of Religion, Disability \u0026amp; Health *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarlson provides a valuable, in-depth exploration of the philosophical and moral underpinnings of understanding of persons with intellectual disabilities. . . . This will be vital resource in a variety of disciplines. . . . Highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Faces of Intellectual Disability illuminates exquisitely the epistemological and normative commitments and implications of various philosophical accounts. As such, it is a valuable addition to the philosophical literature on intellectual disability.\u003c\/p\u003e * Teachers College Record *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough her linguistic skill, Carlson renders complex ideas ascertainable. . . . [This] project is a sound and worthy foundation on which to build a more complete analysis in this growing area of scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e * H-Disability *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill have a significant impact on philosophical bioethics.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Hilde Lindemann * Michigan State University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Note on Terminology\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Philosopher's Nightmare\u003cbr\u003ePart 1. The Institutional World of Intellectual Disability\u003cbr\u003e 1. Twin Brothers: The \"Idiot\" and the Institution\u003cbr\u003e 2. Gendered Objects, Gendered Subjects\u003cbr\u003e 3. Analytic Interlude\u003cbr\u003ePart 2. The Philosophical World of Intellectual Disability\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Face of Authority\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Face of the Beast\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Face of Suffering\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: The Face of the Mirror\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400662458711,"sku":"9780253221575","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253221575.jpg?v=1730471237","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-faces-of-intellectual-disability-9780253221575","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}