Neurodiversity, Liberal Capitalism, and Self-Understanding

A Review of Robert Chapman's Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism

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https://doi.org/10.5195/pom.2024.201

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Neurodiversity, Autism, Capitalism, Liberalism, Self-understanding

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2024-05-09

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Fellowes, S. (2024). Neurodiversity, Liberal Capitalism, and Self-Understanding: A Review of Robert Chapman’s Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism. Philosophy of Medicine, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5195/pom.2024.201

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