
PRESENT
Philosophy
of psychiatry
Every two weeks, on Thursdays
Winter 2022 Edition
/ about
Philosophy of Psychiatry is an expanding field of research. Well known research topics include the scientificity of Psychiatry, its role and explanatory power, as well as its interactions with neighbouring disciplines such as Psychology, Neuroscience, Sociology, Anthropology, etc. Philosophy of Psychiatry also relates to traditional questions of Philosophy of Science such as ones about models, proof, causality, and categorisation. It brings into consideration some phenomenological approaches to mental condition(s) and their relationship to cognition in general, and to more particular processes and functions such as rationality, agentivity or emotions. Researchers in the field investigate concept(s) or conception(s) of mental disorder compared to neurotypicality, as well as the possible models and conceptualizations of mental health. Philosophy of Psychiatry has also recently been animated by ethical considerations, opening the field to new research topics, such as the validity and usefulness of different diagnostic categories, the merits and limits of the Neurodiversity movement, the integration of patients in psychiatric research and clinics, the tools to find appropriate mental health policies and methodologies, the influence of pharmaceutical companies on psychiatry, the role and limits of values in psychiatric theories and practice, etc.
By investigating these different themes in a philosophical perspective, this Webinar aims to contribute to a better understanding of clinical and theoretical psychiatry. Every two weeks, internationally renowned experts in the field will present their work to the audience, who will then be invited to take part in a discussion.
The webinar will take place on Thursday (Eastern Time), beginning on January 21, 2021. It is freely accessible on Zoom (# of meeting, password and link to be announced).
Organizers:
Anne-Marie Gagné-Julien
Biomedical Ethics Unit,
McGill University
Canada Research Chair on Epistemic Injustice and Agency
Sarah Arnaud
University of Antwerp,
saraharnaud.com
Winter 2022
Fall 2021
/ program
Spring 2021
Winter 2022 Edition Every two weeks, on Thursdays, From 12:00 to 1:30 pm (Eastern time)
JANUARY
27TH
Nev Jones
University of Pittsburgh
Exemplars, thresholds and fetishes: De-politicizing psychopathology within the philosophy of psychiatry
MARCH
24TH
Mona Gupta
University of Montreal
This event is cancelled and postponed to the Fall 2022. The date will be announced later.
FEBRURARY
10th
Aude Bandini
University of Montreal
Functional neurological disorders :
it’s in your head, but not quite.
APRIL
7th
Sanneke de Haan
Tilburg University
Self-illness ambiguity & self-medication ambiguity in depression: A case for relational authenticity
FEBRURARY
24th
Kengo Miyazono
Hokkaido University
Group Delusion
and Folie à Deux
APRIL
21st
Somogy Varga
Aarhus University
This event is cancelled and postponed to the Fall 2022. The date will be announced later.
MARCH
10th
Hane Maung
University of Manchester
Mental Dysfunction and the Matching Problem
MAY
5th
Steeves Demazeux
University
of Bordeaux-Montaigne
Debunking the old myth
of the psychiatric symptom as a “signifier”

/contact
CONTACT PERSONS
Sarah Arnaud
University of Antwerp
sarah.audrey.arnaud @ gmail.com
Anne-Marie Gagné-Julien
Biomedical Ethics Unit, McGill University
annemariegagnejulien @ gmail.com