Towards A Pre-Modern Psychiatry

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Av J. Booth

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The author applies modified versions of pre-modern philosophy (including Aristotle and Aquinas) to psychiatry, arguing that the work of the Aristotelian philosopher, Christian and former Marxist, Alasdair MacIntyre is ideally placed to bring about a transformation of psychiatry from its current captivity to the modern scientific technical paradigm.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-01-01
Mått140 x 216 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor221
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781349449217

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Contents List of Abbreviations in References List of Illustrations Declaration Acknowledgements 1. An Outline of the Problem 2. Why Macintyre`s Philosophy Can Address This Situation 3. The Contemporary Aristotelian Museum as a Way of 'Re-Seeing' Knowledge 4. How 'The Many' Can Be Authoritative. 'The Many' Start to Contribute to the Practice 5. Macintyre`S Original Model Adjusted to Take Account of Patiency and Dissent 6. Psychiatric Medicine: Performing Tradition-Constituted Enquiry on the Tradition of the Psychiatrists 7. Collective Advocacy: The Mentally Ill Start to Contribute to a Practice 8. Using Irigaray's Philosophy to Overcome the Technical Paradigm in Psychotherapy 9. Psychiatry as a Nurturing Practice 10. Conclusions Bibliography Index