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the Disordered Mind: An Introduction To Philosophy Of Mind And Mental Illness, Second Edition Examines And Explains, From A Philosophical Standpoint, What Mental Disorder Is: Its Reality, Causes, Consequences, And More. It Is Also An Outstanding Introduction To Philosophy Of Mind From The Perspective Of Mental Disorder.revised And Updated Throughout, This second Edition Includes New Discussions Of Grief And Psychopathy, The Problems Of The Psychophysical Basis Of Disorder, The Nature Of Selfhood, And Clarification Of The Relation Between Rationality And Mental Disorde Cover; The Disordered Mind: An Introduction To Philosophy Of Mind And Mental Illness; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface To The Second Edition; 1 Introduction; Stability And Instability; One Brief History; What Is This Book About?; Summary; Suggested Reading; 2 Conceiving Mental Disorder Mental Disorder Has Consequences What Should A Theory Of Mental Disorder Do?; The Mind Of Mental Disorder; Exemplars Of Mental Disorder; Roles Of The Mental In Mental Disorder; Summary; Suggested Reading; 3 The Disorder Of Mental Disorder What Makes Mental Disorder Undesirable? Morally Therapeutic Interlude And Lure Of The Disease Model; Are Mental Disorders Diseases?; Mental Disorder, Brain Disorder And Dsm; Summary; Suggesting Reading; 4 Skepticism About Mental Disorder Mental Disorder And The Mind/body Problem Pro-dualism: The First Line Of Defense; Metaphysical Ecumenism And Physicalism: The Second Line Of Defense; Mental Disorder And Respect For Persons; Summary; Suggested Reading; 5 Seeking Norms For Mental Disorder Despair, Depression And Disorder Anxiety, Dsm And Assessing Norms; Cultural Conventionalism; Mind Maladapted; Rationality And Intentionality; Logic Of Its Own; Summary; Suggested Reading; 6 An Original Position; Social Order, Mental Order And Veils Of Ignorance The Importance Of Conscious Experience George Graham. First Published 2010. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English