Madness and Reason - Couverture rigide

Radden, Jennifer

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0367500000 ISBN 13 : 9780367500009

Editeur : Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

Originally published in 1985, this book provides a philosophical analysis of the concepts of madness and moral responsibility. It challenges the view that because they are victims of mental illness, the insane should not be blamed for actions resulting from their condition. The author urges a return to the neglected equation between madness and a want of reason, arguing that the impulse to excuse the criminally insane must be grounded in an appeal to their irrationality and unreasonableness. Through meticulous examination of the psychological states and behaviour patterns of major mental abnormalities, such as schizophrenia and depression, the author develops a notion of exculpating unreason. This is an interdisciplinary book which encompasses analytical philosophy, abnormal psychology and law.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jennifer Radden is Professor emerita of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0367500000
• ISBN 13: 9780367500009
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 188
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• Personne responsable: non disponible