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Rationality and Compulsion: Applying action theory to psychiatry [Minkštas viršelis]

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(, Professor of Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care at the Department of Health and Society, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden)
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 224 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 233x154x12 mm, weight: 351 g
  • Serija: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
  • Išleidimo metai: 26-Apr-2007
  • Leidėjas: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0199214859
  • ISBN-13: 9780199214853
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 224 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 233x154x12 mm, weight: 351 g
  • Serija: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
  • Išleidimo metai: 26-Apr-2007
  • Leidėjas: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0199214859
  • ISBN-13: 9780199214853
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Rationality and Compulsion presents a unique examination of mental illness - derived from philosophical action theory. Delusion is common to many mental disorders, resulting in actions that, though perhaps rational to the individual, might seem entirely inappropriate or harmful to others. So what is it that causes these actions, and why do they continue? The theory expounded in this book shows how the key to this problem might be compulsion.

This book presents a new analysis of the notion of compulsion - developed from action theory. The books starts with an introduction to action theory (for the benefit of non-philosophers). It then shows how insights from action theory can help us better understand mental illness, before developing an analysis of compulsion that emphasizes the element of unavoidability. The book argues that what is fundamentally disturbing to the person suffering from delusion is not so much the fact that the disorder tends to lead to irrational actions but rather the fact that he or she is unable to avoid performing these actions. The individual is or feels compelled to act in the way he or she does. The book contains some concrete illustrations of this idea as applied to several psychiatric diagnoses, such as paranoia, phobia, and psychopathy.

Rationality and Compulsion is a highly original new work from a leading figure in the philosophy and psychiatry movement. It will advance our understanding of mental illness, and be valuable for psychiatrists, psychologists, as well as philosophers.

Recenzijos

Nodenfelt's book is a worthwhile contribution to important issues in the philosophy of psychiatry. * Thomas Schramme, University of Swansea *

Preface ix
General introduction xi
Part 1 Prolegomena to action theory and the theory of health
Elements of the philosophy of action
3(32)
Introduction
3(1)
Action theory and its complications
4(1)
The nature of actions: actions and intentions
5(2)
A modern theory of mind and matter
7(3)
Actions and descriptions: the relation between intentions and actions
10(1)
Action-types and action-instances
11(1)
Actions under different descriptions
12(1)
From simple actions to complex actions
13(2)
Actions: their results and consequences
15(2)
On complexes of actions
17(2)
On the individuation of action-instances and of action-types
19(4)
Actions that do not involve bodily movements
23(1)
Rational actions and norms of actions
24(2)
To perform an action and to perform an action well
26(6)
Summary concerning classification of actions
32(3)
On the possibilities for action: ability, opportunity, and competence
35(16)
Introduction
35(2)
Conditions of success
37(3)
On not being able to act
40(1)
On dependencies between abilities
41(1)
On first- and second-order abilities
42(2)
On different levels of ability
44(1)
The distinction between a physical and a mental aspect of ability
45(2)
On ability, know-how, and competence
47(4)
Towards a theory of health and illness
51(18)
Health as ability to realize vital goals
51(5)
On the notions of disease, malady, and illness
56(3)
On mental actions and mental health
59(10)
On the understanding and explanation of actions
69(18)
Introduction
69(1)
On understanding actions
69(2)
On explanation of actions
71(7)
The relation between wants and intentions: a practical syllogism of wants
78(1)
The intentional explanatory schema applied
78(3)
A critique of the classical model: John Searle
81(6)
Part 2 Irrationality, compulsion, and mental disorder
Reasons for action and rationality
87(10)
Introduction
87(2)
On intentions and actions
89(1)
On reasons for actions: good reasons, conclusive reasons, defective reasons, no reasons
90(3)
A note on the concept of belief
93(1)
On various levels of psychological reality of wants and beliefs
93(4)
On defective rationalization of action
97(30)
Introduction
97(2)
Preliminary interpretations of the notion of a defective reason for action
99(1)
Defective parts of a PSW: the case of defective beliefs
100(5)
On defective wants: the idea of an irrational want
105(4)
A summary of senses of irrational beliefs and wants
109(1)
On the notion of defective rationalization of actions, where the parts of the PSW are not irrational in any of the senses described
110(17)
Towards a theory of mental disorder: the place of compulsion
127(14)
Introduction
127(3)
On species of pathological irrationality: the central role of compulsion
130(1)
On the notion of compulsion and its species: Aristotle, Wertheimer, and Audi
130(11)
Towards a new analysis of compulsion
141(16)
Introduction
141(2)
A starting-point: the practical syllogisms
143(1)
The idea of fixation
144(4)
The case of coercion
148(1)
Compulsion as a matter of degree
148(2)
The idea of strong desires
150(2)
On the notion of a compelling fact
152(1)
On unavoidability and ability
153(1)
Summary
154(3)
Compulsion and specific mental disorders
157(28)
A meeting point for action theory and psychiatry: the phenomenon of delusion
157(8)
General remarks on mental illness and compulsion
165(5)
A study of some psychiatric diagnoses involving compulsion
170(13)
Summary
183(2)
Epilogue
185(6)
Part 3 Summary of basic concept
Glossary 191(6)
References 197(6)
Index 203


Nordenfelt has published several books in action theory and the theory of health and welfare. These monographs include Events, Actions and ordinary Language (1977), Causes of death (1983), On Crime, Punishment and Psychiatric Care (1992), Quality of Life, Health and Happiness (1993), On the Nature of Health (1995), Talking about Health: A Philosophical Dialogue (1997), Action, Ability and Health (2000), Health, Science and Ordinary Language (2001) and Animal and Human health and Welfare: A Philosophical Comparison (2006). He is on the editorial board of several journals, including The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy; Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics; Health Care Analysis; Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy; and Philosophy, Psychiatry & Psychology.



Nordenfelt was a research fellow at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, in 1976, and the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, at Edinburgh University, Scotland, in 1989. He was Visiting Professor at the University of Warwick, England, in 1998-1999. He is at present research fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences in Uppsala, Sweden. Nordenfelt was the President of the European Society for the Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care between 2001 and 2004 and was a member of the Board of Linköping University between 1994 and 2000.