Janette Dinishak: "Autism & Neurodiversity"
- When
- Sun Jan 20, 2013
- Where
- UCSC Humanities 1 Room 210
- Time
- 12:15pm - 2:00pm
- Tags
- Education
Description
Janette Dinishak’s work explores how Wittgenstein’s concept “noticing an aspect” can provide a frame for capturing and understanding commonly neglected phenomena that are characteristic of autistic experience. She also traces the inter-relations between scientific, cultural, and first-person perspectives on autism and how these perspectives interact in shaping our understanding of autism.Janette Dinishak is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at UC Santa Cruz.
More Info
- Link
- http://ccs.ihr.ucsc.edu/
- Call
- 831-459-5655
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