A history of intelligence and 'intellectual disability': the shaping of psychology in early modern Europe

Introduction -- Problematical intellects in ancient Greece -- Intelligence and disability : socio-economic structures -- Intelligence and disability : status and political power -- Intelligence, disability and honour -- Intelligence, disability and grace -- Fools and their medical histories -- Psych...

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Main Author: Goodey, C. F. ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2016
In:Year: 2016
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / Intelligence / Mental handicap / Human image / Society / Science
B Europe / Intelligence / Intellectual disability
B Europe / Intelligence / Mental handicap / Human image / Society
Further subjects:B Psychology History Europe
B Mental Retardation classification (Europe)
B Psychology (Europe) History
B Psychology history (Europe)
B Mental Retardation history (Europe)
B Thought and thinking (Europe) History
B Mentally disabled persons Classification Europe
B Mentally Disabled Persons classification (Europe)
B Intelligence classification (Europe)
B Intellect (Europe) History
B Thought and thinking Europe History
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Summary:Introduction -- Problematical intellects in ancient Greece -- Intelligence and disability : socio-economic structures -- Intelligence and disability : status and political power -- Intelligence, disability and honour -- Intelligence, disability and grace -- Fools and their medical histories -- Psychology, biology and the ethics of exceptionalism -- John Locke and his successors : the historical contingency of disability
ISBN:1409420213