The author applies modified versions of pre-modern philosophy (including Aristotle and Aquinas) to psychiatry, arguing that the work of the Aristotelian philosopher, Christian and former Marxist, Alasdair MacIntyre is ideally placed to bring about a transformation of psychiatry from its current captivity to the modern scientific technical paradigm.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: J. Booth
EAN: 9781349449217
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 311 g
HEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Palgrave Macmillan
DATE PUBLISHED: 2013-01-01
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GENRE: MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / History
WIDTH: 140 cm
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Book Themes:
Psychology, Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, History, Philosophy of mind
Jenifer Booth is an independent scholar. She has an MA in Psychiatry, Philosophy and Society from the University of Sheffield, UK an MLitt in philosophy (with distinction) from the University of Dundee and a PhD in philosophy from the University of Durham. She has worked with the mental health service user movement in Lothian.
