Toward a Philosophical Approach to Psychiatry: The Writings of Kenneth Kendler

by Kenneth S. Kendler (Editor), Peter Zachar (Revision)

Toward a Philosophical Approach to Psychiatry presents a collection of philosophical and historical papers authored by the psychiatrist Kenneth S. Kendler. Written primarily for psychiatrists, psychologists, and other scholars in the mental health professions, as a body of work, the papers offer an accessible distillation of many of the best current ideas from the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of science as applied to problems in psychiatric research and practice. The continuous thread running through these papers is a looking behind the common assumptions that nourish unrealistic expectations about what can be discovered about the nature of psychiatric disorders in the short-termwithout abandoning a commitment to scientific progress in the long run. After a foreword by Robert Freedman, the book commences with Peter Zachars intellectual biography of Kendler followed by Kendlers own introductions, providing an autobiographical and conceptual background for each paper. In addition to Kendlers own writings, this collection includes many important collaborative efforts, including papers with John Campbell, Carl Craver, Kenneth Schaffner, Erik Engstrom, Rodrigo Munoz, George Murphy, and Peter Zachar.

Genres: Psychiatry

546 pages, Hardcover

Published December 2, 2019