A history of intelligence and 'intellectual disability' the shaping of psychology in early modern Europe / C.F. Goodey.

Author/creator Goodey, C. F.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoFarnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate,
Description381 p. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects
Thought and thinking--Europe. --History.
Intellect--Europe. --History.
Psychology--Europe. --History.
Intelligence--classification. --Europe.
Mental Retardation--history. --Europe.
Mental Retardation--classification. --Europe.
Mentally Disabled Persons--classification. --Europe.
Psychology--history. --Europe.

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011001042
ISBN9781409420217 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781409420224 (ebook)

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