Autonomy and Mental Disorder

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-959542-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 506 g

Reihe: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry

Autonomy is a fundamental though contested concept. For instance, most of us place great value on the opportunity to make our own decisions and to be able to lead a life of our own choosing. Yet there is stark disagreement on what is involved in being able to decide autonomously, as well as how important this is compared with other commitments. For example, the success of every group project requires that group members make decisions about the project collectively rather than each
on their own. This disagreement notwithstanding, mental disorder is routinely assumed to put a strain on autonomy. However, it is unclear whether this is effectively the case and, if so, whether this is due to the nature of mental disorder or of the social stigma that is often attached to it.

Autonomy and Mental Disorder is the first exploration of the nature and value of autonomy with reference to mental disorder. By reflecting on instances of mental disorder where autonomy is apparently compromised, it offers a systematic discussion of the underlying presuppositions of the present autonomy debates. In so doing, it helps address different kinds of emerging scepticism questioning either the appeal of autonomy as a concept or its relevance to specific areas of normative
ethics, including psychiatric ethics.

Written by leading figures in philosophy and psychiatry, Autonomy and Mental Disorder will appeal to a wide range of readers in these and related disciplines.

Lubomira Radoilska is Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Philosophy at Cambridge University and Research Associate of the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford University. She is the author of Aristotle and the Moral Philosophy of Today (2007).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Radoilska, Lubomira

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bioethik, Tierethik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Bioethik, Tierethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Lubomira Radoilska: Introduction: personal autonomy, decisional capacity, and mental disorder
Part I: Mapping the conceptual landscape
1: Jane Heal: Mental disorder and the value(s) of 'autonomy'
2: Alfred Mele: Autonomy and neuroscience
3: K.W.M.Fulford and Lubomira Radoilska: Three challenges from delusion for theories of autonomy
Part II: Autonomy in light of mental disorder
4: Derek Bolton and Natalie Banner: Does mental disorder involve loss of personal autonomy?
5: Lisa Bortolotti, Rochelle Cox, Matthew Broome, and Matteo Mameli: Rationality and self-knowledge in delusion and confabulation: implications for autonomy as self-governance
6: Jennifer Radden: Privacy and patient autonomy in mental health care
Part III: Rethinking capacity and respect for autonomy
7: Jules Holroyd: Clarifying capacity: value and reasons
8: Elizabeth Fistein: Conceptions of the good and the Mental Capacity Act
9: Hallvard Lillehammer: Autonomy, value, and the first person
Part IV: Emerging alternatives
10: Guy Widdershoven and Tineke Abma: Autonomy, practical rationality, and moral deliberation
11: Grant Gillett: How do I learn to be me again? Autonomy, life skills, and identity
12: Lubomira Radoilska: Autonomy and Ulysses arrangements

Über Autor(innen)

Edited by Lubomira Radoilska, Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of Philosophy, Cambridge University, UK

Dr Radoilska's areas of expertise include moral and political philosophy, and philosophy of psychiatry. She holds a doctorate in philosophy from Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris. Since 2003, she has held the following positions at the University of Cambridge: Research Fellow at Clare Hall, Director of Studies at New Hall and Downing College, and Wellcome Trust Fellow at the Faculty of Philosophy, where she is currently an Affiliated Lecturer. Lubomira is the author of 'Aristotle and the Moral Philosophy of Today' (PUF, 2007) which was published with the support of the French Ministry of Culture (award by <"Centre National du Livre>"), and of many articles in moral and political philosophy.

Contributors:
Professor Tineke Abma, Department of Medical Humanities, VU University Medical Center, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands
Dr Natalie Banner, Centre for the Humanities and Health, King's College London, UK
Professor Derek Bolton, Institute of Psychiatry, UK
Dr. Lisa Bortolotti, Philosophy Department, University of Birmingham, UK
Dr. Matthew Broome, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, UK
Dr. Rochelle Cox, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University, Australia
Professor Bill Fulford Room, The University of Warwick Medical School, The University of Warwick, UK
Prof. Grant Gillett, Otago Bioethics Centre, University of Otago Medical School, New Zealand
Dr. Hallvard Lillehammer, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, UK
Dr. Matteo Mameli, Department of Philosophy King's College London, UK
Professor Alfred Mele, Department of Philosophy, Florida State University, USA
Dr Lubomira Radoilska, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, UK
Professor Guy Widdershoven, Department of Medical Humanities, VU University Medical Center, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands