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A History of Intelligence and 'Intellectual Disability' - The Shaping of Psychology in Early Modern Europe (Hardcover, New Ed)
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A History of Intelligence and 'Intellectual Disability' - The Shaping of Psychology in Early Modern Europe (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Starting with the hypothesis that not only human intelligence but
also its antithesis 'intellectual disability' are nothing more than
historical contingencies, C.F. Goodey's paradigm-shifting study
traces the rich interplay between labelled human types and the
radically changing characteristics attributed to them. From the
twelfth-century beginnings of European social administration to the
onset of formal human science disciplines in the modern era, A
History of Intelligence and 'Intellectual Disability' reconstructs
the socio-political and religious contexts of intellectual ability
and disability, and demonstrates how these concepts became part of
psychology, medicine and biology. Goodey examines a wide array of
classical, late medieval and Renaissance texts, from popular guides
on conduct and behavior to medical treatises and from religious and
philosophical works to poetry and drama. Focusing especially on the
period between the Protestant Reformation and 1700, Goodey
challenges the accepted wisdom that would have us believe that
'intelligence' and 'disability' describe natural, trans-historical
realities. Instead, Goodey argues for a model that views
intellectual disability and indeed the intellectually disabled
person as recent cultural creations. His book is destined to become
a standard resource for scholars interested in the history of
psychology and medicine, the social origins of human
self-representation, and current ethical debates about the genetics
of intelligence. The Open Access version of this book, available at
http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315564838, has been made
available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No
Derivatives 4.0 license.
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