Abstract
Not being able to hear denies a person sources of pleasure and inspiration. While unfortunate, it is far from the worst of the affliction of deafness. From a developmental point of view the importance of hearing is shown by the fact that practically all people who lack it fail to develop speech. Moreover, most people who cannot hear fail to develop the linguistic competence required for commerce with the world of ideas, access to which must be gained by reading if not by listening.
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Butterfield, E.C. (1981). Behavioral Assessment of Infants’ Hearing. In: Lewis, M., Taft, L.T. (eds) Developmental Disabilities. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6314-9_8
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