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Thomas Szasz: An appraisal of his legacy de C.V. Haldipur

Thomas Szasz: An appraisal of his legacy: International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry

Editat de C.V. Haldipur, James L. Knoll IV, Eric v.d. Luft
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 feb 2019

Actualizarea ghidurilor de practică psihiatrică și evoluția eticii medicale impun o reevaluare periodică a fundamentelor conceptuale ale disciplinei. Descoperim în Thomas Szasz, editat de C.V. Haldipur, James L. Knoll IV și Eric v.d. Luft, o analiză clinică și filosofică riguroasă a unui autor care a forțat psihiatria să își justifice autoritatea morală și legală. Dacă lucrări fundamentale precum The Myth of Mental Illness au funcționat ca manifeste iconoclaste, volumul de față, publicat de OUP OXFORD, propune o sinteză academică a impactului pe care aceste idei l-au avut asupra jurisprudenței și practicii clinice contemporane.

Pe linia clinică a lui The Therapeutic State, dar cu accent pe critica sistematică a moștenirii sale intelectuale, volumul explorează tensiunea dintre libertatea individuală și intervenția statului prin instituția psihiatriei. Reținem aici o structură multidisciplinară: perspectivele vin nu doar dinspre psihiatrie, ci și dinspre drept și filosofie, oferind o viziune 360 de grade asupra conceptului de „boală mintală” ca metaforă. Găsim în această carte secțiuni dedicate contribuțiilor sale în psihanaliză, un aspect frecvent ignorat în favoarea criticilor sale politice, oferind astfel o imagine completă a unui intelectual care a militat pentru responsabilitatea personală.

Spre deosebire de Practicing Thomas Szasz, care adoptă o notă mai personală, lucrarea de față menține un ton analitic, evaluând atât rigoarea argumentelor lui Szasz, cât și punctele care necesită o examinare critică în contextul medicinei moderne. Este o resursă esențială pentru înțelegerea modului în care viziunea sa a modelat reformele legislative internaționale privind internarea involuntară și apărarea pe baza lipsei discernământului.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780198813491
ISBN-10: 019881349X
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 163 x 234 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: OUP OXFORD
Colecția OUP Oxford
Seria International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte profesioniștilor din sănătate mintală, juriștilor și bioeticienilor care doresc să înțeleagă rădăcinile criticii instituționale în psihiatrie. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă clară asupra distincției dintre boala biologică și comportamentul deviant. Este un instrument critic necesar pentru oricine vrea să navigheze dilemele etice ale psihiatriei contemporane, oferind o bază solidă pentru discuția despre drepturile omului în context clinic.

Despre autor

Thomas Szasz (1920–2012) a fost un psihiatru american de origine maghiară, profesor emerit de psihiatrie la State University of New York, cunoscut la nivel mondial ca o figură centrală a mișcării de critică a psihiatriei. Autor a peste treizeci de volume, Szasz a combinat expertiza clinică cu o filosofie libertariană strictă. Editorii acestui volum, C.V. Haldipur, James L. Knoll IV și Eric v.d. Luft, sunt specialiști reputați care au reunit experți internaționali pentru a oferi o evaluare academică a influenței sale asupra eticii medicale și a legii.

Descriere

Thomas Szasz wrote over thirty books and several hundred articles, replete with mordant criticism of psychiatry, in both scientific and popular periodicals. His works made him arguably one of the world's most recognized psychiatrists, albeit one of the most controversial. These writings have been translated into several languages and have earned him a worldwide following. Szasz was a man of towering intellect, sweeping historical knowledge, and deep-rooted, mostly libertarian, philosophical beliefs. He wrote with a lucid and acerbic wit, but usually in a way that is accessible to general readers. His books cautioned against the indiscriminate power of psychiatry in courts and in society, and against the apparent rush to medicalize all human folly. They have spawned an eponymous ideology that has influenced, to various degrees, laws relating to mental health in several countries and states.This book critically examines the legacy of Thomas Szasz - a man who challenged the very concept of mental illness and questioned several practices of psychiatrists. The book surveys his many contributions including those in psychoanalysis, which are very often overlooked by his critics. While admiring his seminal contribution to the debate, the book will also point to some of his assertions that merit closer scrutiny. Contributors to the book are drawn from various disciplines, including Psychiatry, Philosophy and Law; and are from various countries including the United States, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Some contributors knew Thomas Szasz personally and spent many hours with him discussing issues he raised in his books and articles. The book will be fascinating reading for anyone interested in matters of mental health, human rights, and ethics.

Recenzii

why is it that Szasz continues to intrigue (as well as infuriate) so many? To paraphrase one contributor to this collection, "Szasz asked the right questions, even if he did not always have the right answers." His questions endure and provoke even more questions. This book includes excellent resources and offers equally enduring responses. Thomas Szasz: An Appraisal of his Legacy is highly recommended for practicing and academic and forensic psychiatrists and for philosophers.
Silver tarnishes in your china cabinet, whereas scouring and buffing restores its gleam. The editors' decision to take that approach in this collection - tough love, not unconditional love - makes Thomas Szasz: an appraisal of his legacy an important assessment of his thought. It deserves to be read, discussed, and debated widely.
For those with an interest in psychiatric theory, the conceptualization of mental illness, and the history of psychiatry, Thomas Szasz: An Appraisal of His Legacy represents a must-read. Undoubtedly, it captures the essence of the man who forever changed the dialogue on mental illness.
They have compiled an extraordinary group of psychiatrists, philosophers, ethicists, social scientists, researchers, humanists, and forensic experts - many who knew Dr Szasz personally or who had debated him in public or on paper, or both. Yet this edited compilation is not hagiography; instead, it is a penetrating, deep, and intrepid exploration of Szasz's oeuvre, and the indelible impact he has had on the practice of psychiatry, in this country and abroad.
For those who knew or read this extraordinary man, your reading Thomas Szasz: An Appraisal of His Legacy will light up your remembrances. For those who barely know him or his work, you will surely be amazed by his contributions.

Notă biografică

C.V. Haldipur is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University. He met Thomas Szasz, then already at Upstate, when he was a trainee in England in the 1960s, maintained correspondence with Szasz, and eventually joined the same faculty after completing his psychiatric training in Cambridge and Edinburgh. Haldipur has held various academic and administrative positions at Upstate, including Director of Medical Student Education in the Department of Psychiatry and Co-Director of the required Practice of Medicine (POM) course for all first and second-year medical students. He is a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.James L. Knoll IV, is Director of Forensic Psychiatry and Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He has worked as a forensic evaluator for state and federal courts, corrections, and the private sector. He is Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Psychiatric Times and a contributing editor for the Correctional Mental Health Report. He has authored over 150 publications in journals and book chapters. His afterword to David Kaczynski's memoir, Every Last Tie: The Story of the Unabomber and His Family, was published by Duke University Press in 2016. He has authored chapters in two well-received books from Oxford University Press: Stalking: Psychiatric Perspectives and Practical Approaches, edited by Debra A. Pinals (2007), and the Oxford Textbook of Correctional Psychiatry, edited by Robert L. Trestman et al. (2015). Knoll developed an academic friendship with Szasz in Upstate's Department of Psychiatry.Eric v.d. Luft earned his B.A. magna cum laude in philosophy and religion at Bowdoin College in 1974, his Ph.D. in philosophy at Bryn Mawr College in 1985, and his M.L.S. at Syracuse University in 1993. From 1987 to 2006 he was Curator of Historical Collections at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He has taught at Villanova University, Syracuse University, Upstate, and the College of Saint Rose. He is the author, editor, or translator of over 640 publications in philosophy, religion, librarianship, history, history of medicine, and nineteenth-century studies, including Hegel, Hinrichs, and Schleiermacher on Feeling and Reason in Religion: The Texts of Their 1821-22 Debate (1987), God, Evil, and Ethics: A Primer in the Philosophy of Religion (2004), A Socialist Manifesto (2007), Die at the Right Time: A Subjective Cultural History of the American Sixties (2009), Ruminations: Selected Philosophical, Historical, and Ideological Papers (vol. 1, 2010; vol. 2, 2013), and The Value of Suicide (2012).