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

Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2011.

381 pages ; 25 cm

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.