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Philosophers understandably have a fondness for conceptual muddles; once uncovered and set straight, they cause seemingly intractable problems to vanish, ill-conceived theories to collapse and light to shine where darkness had reigned — all without one’s having to leave one’s philosophical armchair.
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McCullough, L. B.: 1983, The World Gained and The World Lost: Labeling the Mentally Retarded,in this volume, pp. 99–118.
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Holmes, R.L. (1984). Labeling the Mentally Retarded: A Reply to Laurence B. McCullough. In: Kopelman, L., Moskop, J.C. (eds) Ethics and Mental Retardation. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1480-8_10
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