Psychiatry and philosophy of science /

Psychiatry and Philosophy of Science explores conceptual issues in psychiatry from the perspective of analytic philosophy of science. Through an examination of those features of psychiatry that distinguish it from other sciences #x96; for example, its contested subject matter, its particular modes o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cooper, Rachel Valerie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stocksfield [England] : Acumen, 2007.
Colección:Philosophy and science (Acumen Publishing)
Temas:
Science > Philosophy.
Psychiatry > Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Mental illness.
Philosophy
Psychiatry
Mental Disorders
Psychiatrie > Philosophie.
Philosophie.
Maladies mentales.
philosophy.
mental disorders.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Mental illness
Psychiatry > Philosophy
Science > Philosophy
Psychiatrie
Wissenschaftsphilosophie
Psychiatrie.
Filosofie.
Wetenschapsfilosofie.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction: psychiatry and philosophy of science
  • 2. The nature of mental illness 1: is mental illness a myth?
  • 3. The nature of mental illness 2: if mental disorders exist, what are they?
  • 4. Explanations in psychiatry 1: natural-history based explanations
  • 5. Explanations in psychiatry 2: individual case histories
  • 6. Relations between theories 1: when paradigms meet
  • 7. Relations between theories 2: reductionisms
  • 8. Managing values and interests 1: psychiatry as a value-laden science
  • 9. Managing values and interests 2: big business and judging treatments
  • 10. Conclusion.

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