Psychiatry and Philosophy of Science

ISBN-13: 9781844651085 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 208 str.

Rachel Cooper

Opis

Through an examination of those features of psychiatry that distinguish it from other sciences - for example, its contested subject matter, its particular modes of explanation, and its multiple different theoretical frameworks - this book explores some of the many conceptual, metaphysical and epistemological issues that arise in psychiatry.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: psychiatry and philosophy of science 2. The nature of mental illness I: is mental illness a myth? 3. The nature of mental illness II: if mental disorders exist, what are they? 4. Explanations in psychiatry I: natural-history based explanations 5. Explanations in psychiatry II: individual case histories 6. Relations between theories I: when paradigms meet 7. Relations between theories II: reductionisms 8. Managing values and interests I: psychiatry as a value-laden science 9. Managing values and interests II: big business and judging treatments 10. Conclusion Notes Further Reading References Index

O autorze

Rachel Cooper