A Metaphysics of Psychopathology /

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In this study Peter Zachar considers such terms as 'real' and 'reality' - invoked in psychiatry but often obscure and remote from their instances - as abstract philosophical concepts. He then examines the implications of his approach for psychiatric classification and psychopatho...

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Main Author: Zachar, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : MIT Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Psychology, Pathological.
Metaphysics.
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MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
mental disorders.
humanities.
behavioral sciences.
philosophy.
metaphysics.
Maladies mentales.
Sciences humaines.
Sciences du comportement.
Philosophie.
Metaphysique.
Psychopathologie.
Metaphysics
Psychopathology
Mental Disorders
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
Humanities
Behavioral Sciences
Philosophy
Psychiatry and Psychology
Mental Disorders > psychology
Mental illness.
Humanities.
Philosophy.
Electronic books.
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Summary:In this study Peter Zachar considers such terms as 'real' and 'reality' - invoked in psychiatry but often obscure and remote from their instances - as abstract philosophical concepts. He then examines the implications of his approach for psychiatric classification and psychopathology. Proposing what he calls a scientifically inspired pragmatism, Zachar considers such topics as the essentialist bias, diagnostic literalism, and the concepts of natural kind and social construct.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780262322270

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