Mental illness is an issue of great practical importance. Yet, despite sustained inquiry from scientists and philosophers alike, relatively little attention has been paid to the significance of mental disorder to agency and responsibility. While there is some work that touches on the topic, and a fe...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

Weitere Verfasser:	King, Matt (HerausgeberIn), May, Joshua (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Oxford Oxford University Press 2022
Ausgabe:	First edition
Schriftenreihe:	Oxford scholarship online
Schlagworte:	Verantwortungsethik Philosophie Psychische Störung Handlungsfähigkeit Mental illness Agent (Philosophy) Mental illness / Social aspects
Online-Zugang:	DE-739 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	Mental illness is an issue of great practical importance. Yet, despite sustained inquiry from scientists and philosophers alike, relatively little attention has been paid to the significance of mental disorder to agency and responsibility. While there is some work that touches on the topic, and a few extended treatments of particular disorders, these only scratch the surface. 'Agency in Mental Disorder' seeks to provide a starting point for deeper and broader philosophical analyses. The 8 new essays in this book address various questions about the relationship between agency and mental disorder. What is the nature of that relationship? In what ways do mental disorders affect capacities for control? How should we understand the mitigations of blame that mental disorders seem to provide, and can we generalize from specific disorders to any interesting claims about disorders as a class?
Beschreibung:	This edition also issued in print: 2022. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 6, 2022)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (viii, 195 Seiten)
ISBN:	9780191905278
DOI:	10.1093/oso/9780198868811.001.0001