Full Description
In this unique study Fulford combines the disciplines of rigorous philosophy with an intimate knowledge of psychopathology to overturn traditional hegemonies. The patient replaces the doctor at the heart of medicine. Moral theory and the logic of evaluation replace epistemology as the focus of philosophical enquiry. Ever controversial, mental illness is at the interface of philosophy and medicine. Mad or bad? Dissident or diseased? Dr Fulford shows that it is possible to achieve new insights into these traditional dilemmas, insights at once practically relevant and philosophically significant.
Contents
Preface; Analytical list of contents; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction: 1. The debate about mental illness; Part II. Illness and Disease as Value Terms: 2. The conventional view; 3. Dysfunction; 4. Disease; 5. Illness; Part III. Illness and Disease as Medical Value Terms: 6. Dysfunction and function; 7. Illness and action; 8. Mental illness; Part IV. Practical Applications: 9. Diagnosis; 10. Treatment; 11. Primary health care; Part V. Conclusion: 12. Overview and future developments; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
