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Mental Illness and Philosophy of Mind
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Personal Identity and Mental Illness
The existential and philosophical debate on how mental illness may affect personal identity and the continuity of the self.
The Concept of Mental Disorder
Philosophical investigations into what constitutes a mental disorder versus natural human variation.
Psychiatric Paternalism
Discussion of the ethical implications of paternalism in psychiatry, including issues of consent and autonomy.
Free Will and Mental Illness
The interplay between concepts of free will, moral responsibility, and the presence of mental illness.
The Medical Model
Philosophical issues surrounding the biomedical approach to mental illness, including reductionism and the legitimacy of psychiatric classifications.
Anti-Psychiatry Movement
Examination of the critiques of psychiatry as a discipline, including its power dynamics, the concept of 'normalcy', and the validity of diagnosis.
Neurodiversity
Ethical and philosophical considerations surrounding the neurodiversity movement and its stance on mental illness as variation rather than pathology.
Phenomenology of Mental Illness
Consideration of mental illness from the subjective, first-person point of view and its implications for understanding the mind.
Stigma and Mental Health
Philosophical exploration of the origin and impact of stigma associated with mental health disorders.
Mind-Body Dualism
The debate on how mental illness can be understood in light of the mind/body separation proposed by dualism.
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