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Kant on Mental Disorder. Part 2: Philosophical Implications of Kant's Account (2009)

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This paper considers various philosophical problems arising from Kant's account of mental disorder. Starting with the reasons why Kant considered his theory of mental disorder important, I then turn to the implications of this theory of Kant's metaphysics, epistemology and ethics. Given Kant's account of insanity as `a totally different standpoint ... from which one sees all objects differently' (7: 216), the Critique of Pure Reason should be read as offering a more social epistemology than typically recognized. Also, mental disorders that seem to undermine human freedom and rationality raise problems for Kant's moral philosophy that his pragmatic anthropology helps to mitigate. Finally, I propose some implications of Kant's account of mental disorder for contemporary work on mental illness.

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Authors & Contributors
Frierson, Patrick
Friedman, Michael L.
Goy, Ina
Fugate, Courtney D.
Zinsser, Judith P.
Wunderlich, Falk
Concepts
Philosophy
Metaphysics
Psychology
Natural philosophy
Ethics
Philosophy of science
Time Periods
18th century
17th century
Early modern
Enlightenment
Places
England
Germany
France
Europe
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