Philosophy Psychiatry and Psychopathy

The book brings together contributions from lawyers, philosophers, psychiatrists and clinical managers to explore the inter-related conceptual and political implications of Psychopathy.

Author: Christopher Heginbotham

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781351759533

Category: Philosophy

Page: 156

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First published in 2000, Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychopathy was highly topical in tackling the interface of applied philosophy and psychiatry at a time when government and clinicians were giving careful consideration to new forms of treatment for people with psychopathic disorder. The book brings together contributions from lawyers, philosophers, psychiatrists and clinical managers to explore the inter-related conceptual and political implications of Psychopathy. Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychopathy will appeal to those with an interest in the history and development of theories and research relating to philosophy and psychiatry.
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Responsibility and Psychopathy

In recent years this has moved into scientific and psychiatric investigation. Responsibility and Psychopathy discusses this subject from both the philosophical and scientific disciplines, as well as a legal perspective.

Author: Luca Malatesti

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780199551637

Category: Law

Page: 329

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The discussion of whether psychopaths are morally responsible for their behaviour has long taken place in philosophy. In recent years this has moved into scientific and psychiatric investigation. Responsibility and Psychopathy discusses this subject from both the philosophical and scientific disciplines, as well as a legal perspective.
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Being Amoral

Psychopathy has been the subject of investigations in both philosophy and psychiatry and yet the conceptual issues remain largely unresolved. This volume approaches psychopathy by considering the question of what psychopaths lack.

Author: Thomas Schramme

Publisher: MIT Press

ISBN: 9780262320399

Category: Philosophy

Page: 344

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Investigations of specific moral dysfunctions or deficits that shed light on the capacities required for moral agency. Psychopathy has been the subject of investigations in both philosophy and psychiatry and yet the conceptual issues remain largely unresolved. This volume approaches psychopathy by considering the question of what psychopaths lack. The contributors investigate specific moral dysfunctions or deficits, shedding light on the capacities people need to be moral by examining cases of real people who seem to lack those capacities. The volume proceeds from the basic assumption that psychopathy is not characterized by a single deficit—for example, the lack of empathy, as some philosophers have proposed—but by a range of them. Thus contributors address specific deficits that include impairments in rationality, language, fellow-feeling, volition, evaluation, and sympathy. They also consider such issues in moral psychology as moral motivation, moral emotions, and moral character; and they examine social aspects of psychopathic behavior, including ascriptions of moral responsibility, justification of moral blame, and social and legal responses to people perceived to be dangerous. As this volume demonstrates, philosophers will be better equipped to determine what they mean by “the moral point of view” when they connect debates in moral philosophy to the psychiatric notion of psychopathy, which provides some guidance on what humans need in order be able to feel the normative pull of morality. And the empirical work done by psychiatrists and researchers in psychopathy can benefit from the conceptual clarifications offered by philosophy. Contributors Gwen Adshead, Piers Benn, John Deigh, Alan Felthous, Kerrin Jacobs, Heidi Maibom, Eric Matthews, Henning Sass, Thomas Schramme, Susie Scott, David Shoemaker, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Matthew Talbert
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Psychopathy

A large-scale meta-analysis relating the Hare measures of psychopathy to antisocial conduct. Law and Human Behavior, 32, 28–45. Levy, N. (2007). The responsibility of the psychopath revisited. Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology, 14(2) ...

Author: Luca Malatesti

Publisher: Springer Nature

ISBN: 9783030824549

Category: Medical

Page: 309

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This book explains the ethical and conceptual tensions in the use of psychopathy in different countries, including America, Canada, the UK, Croatia, Australia, and New Zealand. It offers an extensive critical analysis of how psychopathy functions within institutional and social contexts. Inside, readers will find innovative interdisciplinary analysis, written by leading international experts. The chapters explore how different countries have used this diagnosis. A central concern is whether psychopathy is a mental disorder, and this has a bearing upon whether it should be used. The book’s case studies will help readers understand the problems associated with psychopathy. Academics and students working in the philosophy of psychiatry, bioethics, and moral psychology will find it a valuable resource. In addition, it will also appeal to mental health professionals working in forensic settings, psychologists with an interest in the ethical implications of the use of psychopathy as a construct and particularly those with a research interest in it.
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The Psychopath

Psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder : A case of diagnostic confusion . Psychiatric Times , 13 , 39–40 . ... Philosophy , psychiatry and personal identity : Clinics , concepts and philosophy of psychopathy .

Author: Hugues Herve

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781351541213

Category: Psychology

Page: 598

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The Psychopath: Theory, Research, and Practice is a comprehensive review of the latest advancements in the study of psychopathy. As research into psychopathy over the past two decades has burgeoned, it has had significant implications for clinical practice, with important ethical considerations raised as interest into psychopathy has moved into the real world. This volume is the first comprehensive review of these applied topics. Dr. Robert Hare, a leading authority on the subject, introduces the work by discussing the current state of psychopathy research, highlighting its advancements, potential pitfalls or impediments, and future trajectory. Subsequent chapters give a historical overview of psychopathy, examine measurement issues, etiological theories, and practical considerations. The Psychopath provides a solid foundation from which research and practice into this socially destructive condition can advance into the 21st century. This book will attract academics, researchers, theorists, practitioners, lawyers, judges, law enforcement personnel, students, and other professionals interested in or working with forensic psychology. It also serves as a supplementary text for graduate students enrolled in programs with a specialization in forensic psychology or criminology.
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The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry

So contemporary philosophical moral psychology raises the question about whether psychopathy qualifies as explicitly, and primarily, a disorder of moral function. Sinnott-Armstrong's (2008a, 2008b, 2008c) series of comprehensive volumes ...

Author: KWM Fulford

Publisher: OUP Oxford

ISBN: 9780191666803

Category: Medical

Page: 1344

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Philosophy has much to offer psychiatry, not least regarding ethical issues, but also issues regarding the mind, identity, values, and volition. This has become only more important as we have witnessed the growth and power of the pharmaceutical industry, accompanied by developments in the neurosciences. However, too few practising psychiatrists are familiar with the literature in this area. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry offers the most comprehensive reference resource for this area ever published. It assembles challenging and insightful contributions from key philosophers and others to the interactive fields of philosophy and psychiatry. Each contributions is original, stimulating, thorough, and clearly and engagingly written - with no potentially significant philosophical stone left unturned. Broad in scope, the book includes coverage of several areas of philosophy, including philosophy of mind, science, and ethics. For philosophers and psychiatrists, The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry is a landmark publication in the field - one that will be of value to both students and researchers in this rapidly growing area.
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Autonomy Enactivism and Mental Disorder

Philosophical Psychology, 5(1), 53–67. Fields, L. (1996). Psychopathy, other-regarding moral beliefs, and responsibility. Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology, 3, 261–277. Fischer, J.M., & Ravizza, M. (1998).

Author: Michelle Maiese

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

ISBN: 9781000609622

Category: Philosophy

Page: 236

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This book brings together insights from the enactivist approach in philosophy of mind and existing work on autonomous agency from both philosophy of action and feminist philosophy. It then utilizes this proposed account of autonomous agency to make sense of the impairments in agency that commonly occur in cases of dissociative identity disorder, mood disorders, and psychopathy. While much of the existing philosophical work on autonomy focuses on threats that come from outside the agent, this book addresses how inner conflict, instability of character, or motivational issues can disrupt agency. In the first half of the book, the author conceptualizes what it means to be self-governing and to exercise autonomous agency. In the second half, she investigates the extent to which agents with various forms of mental disorder are capable of exercising autonomy. In her view, many forms of mental disorder involve disruptions to self-governance, so that agents lack sufficient control over their intentional behavior or are unable to formulate and execute coherent action plans. However, this does not mean that they are utterly incapable of autonomous agency; rather, their ability to exercise this capacity is compromised in important respects. Understanding these agential impairments can help to deepen our understanding of what it means to exercise autonomy, and also devise more effective treatments that restore subjects’ agency. Autonomy, Enactivism, and Mental Disorder will be of interest to researchers and advanced students working in philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, philosophy of psychiatry, and feminist philosophy.
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The Bloomsbury Companion to Philosophy of Psychiatry

Levy, N. (2005), The Good, the Bad and the Blameworthy, Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, 1:1–16. Levy, N. (2007a), The Responsibility of Psychopaths Revisited, Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology, 14:129–138.

Author: Serife Tekin

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

ISBN: 9781350024069

Category: Philosophy

Page: 576

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This book explores the central questions and themes lying at the heart of a vibrant area of philosophical inquiry. Aligning core issues in psychiatry with traditional philosophical areas, it presents a focused overview of the historical and contemporary problems dominating the philosophy of psychiatry. Beginning with an introduction to philosophy of psychiatry, the book addresses what psychiatry is and distinguishes it from other areas of medical practice, other health care professions and psychology. With each section of the companion corresponding to a philosophical subject, contributors systematically cover relevant topics in philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, ethics, social and political philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, phenomenology, and philosophy of medicine. Looking ahead to new research directions, chapters address recent issues including the metaphysics of mental disorders, gender and race in psychiatry and psychiatric ethics. Featuring discussion questions, suggestions for further reading and an annotated bibliography, The Bloomsbury Companion to Philosophy of Psychiatry is an accessible survey of the debates and developments in the field suitable for undergraduates in philosophy and professional philosophers new to philosophy of psychiatry.
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Moral Responsibility and the Psychopath

Psychiatry Research. 182(2), pp. 88–95. Southwood, N. 2011. The moral/conventional distinction. Mind. 120(479), pp. 761–802. Speak, D. 2005. Semi-compatibilism and stalemate. Philosophical Explorations. 8 (2), pp. 95–102.

Author: Jim Baxter

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9781316516867

Category: Philosophy

Page: 230

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Draws on insights from several disciplines to answer questions of widespread interest about how to understand and treat psychopaths.
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Handbook on Psychopathy and Law

Norms, conventions, and psychopaths. Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology, 14, 163–170. Levy, N. (2007b). The responsibility of the psychopath revisited. Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology, 14, 128–138. Litton, P. (2005).

Author: Kent A. Kiehl

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780199841387

Category: Law

Page: 395

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Psychopaths constitute less than 1% of the general population, but they commit a much larger proportion of crime and violence in society. This volume chronicles the latest science of psychopathy, various ways that psychopaths challenge the criminal justice system, and the major ethical issues arising from this fascinating condition.
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