Author : J. Booth
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137286210
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Towards A Pre-Modern Psychiatry by : J. Booth
Download or read book Towards A Pre-Modern Psychiatry written by J. Booth and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author applies modified versions of pre-modern philosophy (including Aristotle and Aquinas) to psychiatry, arguing that the work of the Aristotelian philosopher, Christian and former Marxist, Alasdair MacIntyre is ideally placed to bring about a transformation of psychiatry from its current captivity to the modern scientific technical paradigm.