The reorganization of psychiatric knowledge at the turn of the twentieth century
derived from Emil Kraepelin’s clinical classification of psychoses.
Surprisingly, within just few years, Kraepelin’s simple dichotomy between
dementia praecox (schizophrenias) and manic-depressive psychosis (bipolar
disorders) succeeded in giving psychiatry a new framework that is still used
until the present day. Une... hiện toàn bộ
Medical classification systems aim to provide a manageable taxonomy for sorting
diagnoses into their proper classes. The question, this paper wants to
critically examine, is how to correctly systematise diseases within
classification systems that are applied in a variety of different settings. ICD
and DSM, the two major classification systems in medicine and psychiatry, will
be the main subjects o... hiện toàn bộ
In this introductory paper, I try to give an overview of the concept of
normativity in its philosophical history and its contemporary interpretations
and uses in different fields. From philosophy of logic and mathematics to
philosophy of language and mind, and to philosophy of medicine and care,
normativity is found as a key concept pointing at the possibility of scientific
and technical progress ... hiện toàn bộ
This article investigates the extent to which the emerging trend of
do-it-yourself anti-ageing skin-whitening products represents a re-articulation
of Western colonial concerns with environmental pollution and racial degeneracy
into concern with gendered vulnerability. This emerging market is a multibillion
dollar industry anchored in the USA, but expanding globally. Do-it-yourself
anti-ageing ski... hiện toàn bộ