Maladapting Minds Philosophy Psychiatry and Evolutionary Theory 1st Edition by Andreas De Block Pieter Adriaens ISBN 978-0199558667 0199558663

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ISBN 10: 0199558663

ISBN 13: 978-0199558667

Author:   Andreas De Block Pieter R. Adriaens 

Maladapting Minds discusses a number of reasons why philosophers of psychiatry should take an interest in evolutionary explanations of mental disorders and, more generally, in evolutionary thinking. First of all, there is the nascent field of evolutionary psychiatry. Unlike other psychiatrists, evolutionary psychiatrists engage with ultimate, rather than proximate, questions about mental illnesses. Being a young and youthful new discipline, evolutionary psychiatry allows for a nice case study in the philosophy of science. Secondly, philosophers of psychiatry have engaged with evolutionary theory because evolutionary considerations are often said to play a role in defining the concept of mental disorder. The basic question here is: Can the concept of mental disorder be given an objective definition, or is it rather a normative concept? Thirdly and finally, evolutionary thinking in psychiatry has often been a source of inspiration for a philosophical view on human nature. Thus evolutionary psychiatrists have suggested, for example, that man’s vulnerability to mental disorders may well be one of the defining features of our species.

Written by leading authors in philosophy, psychiatry, biology and psychology, this volume illustrates that many debates in contemporary philosophy of psychiatry are profoundly influenced by evolutionary approaches to mental disorders. Conversely, it also reveals how philosophers can help contribute to the burgeoning field of evolutionary psychiatry. It is important reading for a wide range of readers interested in mental health care and philosophy.

Table of contents: 

Part 1: Evolutionary Psychiatry and Its Critics

1. Fearing New Dangers: Phobias and the Cognitive Complexity of Human Emotions – Luc Faucher and Isabelle Blanchette

2. Sexual Imprinting and Fetishism: An Evolutionary Hypothesis – Hanna Aronsson

3. Developmental Disorders and Cognitive Architecture – Edouard Machery

4. On the Role of Ethology in Clinical Psychiatry: What Do Ontogenetic and Causal Factors Tell Us About Ultimate Explanations of Depression? – Erwin Geerts and Martin Brüne

Part 2: Evolutionary Theory and the Concept of Mental Disorder
5. Darwin, Functional Explanation, and the Philosophy of Psychiatry – Jerome C. Wakefield
6. Evolutionary Foundations for Psychiatric Diagnosis: Making DSM-V Valid – Randolph M. Nesse and Eric D. Jackson
7. Normality, Disorder, and Evolved Function: The Case of Depression – Daniel Nettle
8. Function, Dysfunction, and Adaptation? – Kelly Roe and Dominic Murphy

Part 3: Psychopathology, Evolution, and Human Nature
9. Mirroring the Mind: On Empathy and Autism – Farah Focquaert and Johan Braeckman
10. The Role of Mood Change in Defining Relationships: A Tribute to Gregory Bateson (1904–1980) – John Price
11. From “Evolved Interpersonal Relatedness” to “Costly Social Alienation:” An Evolutionary Neurophilosophy of Schizophrenia – Jonathan Burns

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