Description
The phenomenon of pain presents problems and puzzles for philosophers who want to understand its nature. Though pain might seem simple, there has been disagreement since Aristotle about whether pain is an emotion, sensation, perception, or disturbed state of the body. Despite advances in psychology, neuroscience, and medicine, pain is still poorly understood and multiple theories of pain abound.
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Pain is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems, and debates in this exciting and interdisciplinary subject and is the first collection of its kind. Comprising over thirty chapters by a team of international contributors the Handbook is divided into nine clear parts:
- Modeling pain in philosophy
- Modeling pain in neuroscience
- Modeling pain in psychology
- Pain in philosophy of mind
- Pain in epistemology
- Pain in philosophy of religion
- Pain in ethics
- Pain in medicine
- Pain in law
As well as fundamental topics in the philosophy of pain such as the nature, role, and value of pain, many other important topics are covered including the neurological pathways involved in pain processing; biopsychosocial and cognitive-behavioural models of pain; chronic pain; pain and non-human animals; pain and knowledge; controlled substances for pain; pain and placebo effects; and pain and physician-assisted suicide.
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Pain is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology and ethics. It will also be very useful to researchers of pain from any field, especially those in psychology, medicine, and health studies.
Table of Contents
Introduction. Pain research: where we’ve been, where we’re going, and why it matters Jennifer Corns
Section 1: The Nature of Pain: what is Pain?
Part 1: Modeling Pain in Philosophy
1. A brief and potted overview on the philosophical theories of pain Valerie Hardcastle
2. Pain and representation Brian Cutter
3. An evaluative account of pain’s unpleasantness David Bain
4. Imperativism Colin Klein
5. Fault lines in familiar concepts of pain Christopher Hill
Part 2: Modeling Pain in Neuroscience
6. Advances in the neuroscience of pain Vania Apkarian
7. Neuromatrix theory of pain Mathieu Roy and Tor Wager
8. A neurobiological view of pain as a homeostatic emotion Irina A. Strigo and Arthur D. ("Bud") Craig
9. A view of pain based on sensations, meanings, and emotions Donald D. Price
10. Pathophysiological mechanisms of chronic pain Michael Thacker and Lorimer Moseley
Part 3: Modeling Pain in Psychology
11. Psychological models of pain Amanda Williams
12. Bisopsychosocial models of pain Thomas Hadjistavropoulos
13. Psychogenic pain: old and new Mark Sullivan
14. Pain, voluntary action, and the sense of agency Brianna Beck and Patrick Haggard
Section 2: Theoretical implications: why does pain matter, theoretically?
Part 4: Pain in philosophy of mind
15. The lives of others: pain in non-human animals Paula Droege
16. Robot Pain Pete Mandik
17. Pain and consciousness David Pereplyotchik
18. Pain: perception or introspection? Murat Aydede
Part 5: Pain in epistemology
19. Pain and rationality Matthew Fulkerson and Jonathan Cohen
20. Pain and incorrigibility Peter Langland-Hassan
21. Can I see your pain? An evaluative model of pain perception Frederique De Vignemont
22. Pain and cognitive penetrability Hilla Jacobson
Part 6: Pain in philosophy of religion
23. Sacred pain: the use of self-inflicted pain in religion Ariel Glucklich
24. The role of pain and buddhism: the conquest of suffering Palden Gyal and Owen Flanagan
25. Pain and the divine Trent Dougherty
26. The problem of pain in the philosophy of religion Steve Layman
Section 3: Practical implications: why does pain matter, practically?
Part 7: Pain in ethics
27. Bad by nature: an axiological theory of pain Olivier Massin
28. Pain and torture Michael Davis
29. Pain and education Avi I. Mintz
30. Pain and justified evaluative belief Robert Cowan
Part 8: Pain in medicine
31. An introduction to the IASP’s definition of pain Andrew Wright
32. Pain and ‘placebo’ analgesia Daniel Moerman
33. Pain management Carolyn Berryman, Mark Cately, and Lorimer Moseley
Part 9: Pain in Law
34. Pain and the law Ben A. Rich
35. Pain and controlled pain relieving substances Sunil Kumar Aggarwal and Katherine Pettus
36. Fetal pain and the law: abortion laws and their relationship to ideas about pain Stuart Derbyshire
37. Pain, mental suffering, and physician-assisted death Daniel Weinstock.
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