In this unique study Fulford combines the disciplines of rigorous philosophy with an intimate knowledge of psychopathology to overturn traditional hegemonies. The patient replaces the doctor at the heart of medicine. Moral theory and the logic of evaluation replace epistemology as the focus of philosophical enquiry. Ever controversial, mental illness is at the interface of philosophy and medicine. Mad or bad? Dissident or diseased? Dr Fulford shows that it is possible to achieve new insights into these traditional dilemmas, insights at once practically relevant and philosophically significant.

A new approach to medical practice, drawing on the words philosophy and psychopathology.
Reviews
'When it comes to thinking about the purpose and practice of medicine, Dr Fulford has something really new to say and a potentially revolutionary approach.' British Medical Journal
'Fulford has shown that there are questions of great philosophical interest here ... he has provided a starting point for a philosophical discussion which philosophers ought to take up with enthusiasm.' Philosophical Books
'... brilliantly developed study ... exhaustive approach ... Dr Fulford has shown us that morality in medicine is no mere gesture but a practical and contemporary necessity.' Hospital Doctor



Book Information
ISBN 9780521388696
Author K. W. M. Fulford
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 475g
Dimensions(mm) 217mm * 141mm * 22mm