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Some themes from the philosophy of psychiatry: a short review
Author(s) -
Rosenberg R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1991.tb03170.x
Subject(s) - empiricism , humanism , epistemology , philosophy of science , ontology , realism , psychology , engineering ethics , philosophy , sociology , engineering , theology
Some major themes in the philosophy of science are briefly reviewed, considering epistemological, ontological and ethical problems in modern psychiatry. A conception of realism at the ontological, empiricism at the methodological level and humanistic ethics is proposed. Metapsychiatry is suggested as a theoretical discipline integrating clinical research methodology and philosophy of science.