Articulating intersex : a crisis at the intersection of scientific facts and social ideals /

This book explores the ethical dilemma clinicians may face when disclosing a diagnosis of atypical sex. The moment of disclosure reveals an epistemic incompatibility between scientific fact and social meaning in relation to sex. Attempting to assess the bio-psychosocial implications of this dilemma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Delimata, Natalie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]
Series:Philosophy and medicine ; v. 131
Philosophy and medicine ; v. 131
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Historical overview
  • 3. Normative interventions and inclusive practices
  • 4. Contested realities
  • 5. Dynamic coherentism
  • 6. Disinterpellation and essential kinds
  • 7. Disinterpellation and naturalism
  • 8. Disinterpellation and emergentism
  • 9. Conclusion