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HPSC X100: Disordered Minds: The History and Philosophy of Psychiatry

Fall 2015 Schedule and Syllabus

Meeting Time: MWF 11:15-12:05; Location: Sycamore Hall 002

Instructor

Nicholas Zautra

Department of History and Philosophy

of Science

Cognitive Science Program

Office hours: by appointment

Primary Contact

Nicholas Zautra

1011 E. Third Street

Goodbody 009

Bloomington, IN 47405

Email:[email protected]

- Vincent van Gogh “Corridor in the asylum” (1889)

Course Description:

This course surveys one of the most interesting developments in the history and

philosophy of science: the scientific practices involved in making human beings

an object of study. We examine the ways in which psychologists and psychiatrists

have investigated human nature, approaches to research they have developed tothat end, major controversies in the field, and basic philosophical assumptions

made in the sciences of human nature. We investigate the development of

psychiatric theory, treatment methods, and institutions. Finally, we connect

philosophical questions raised by mental disorder and our attempts to

understand/treat it to debates in philosophy such as the mind/body problem, the

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concept of a person, and the possibility of knowledge.

Course Objective

By the end of the course, students should have a broad knowledge of the history,

philosophy, and major concepts in the philosophy of psychiatry, and be able to

come to their own well-reasoned personal opinions about the issues in question.

Attendance/Class Participation Policy:Classes will involve a great deal of

participation. Thus, student participation and attendance is expected. You are

expected to have read the assignments and be ready to discuss the material in

depth.Your overall grade for the course will be lowered by a half letter grade for

every unexcused absence you have beyond three absences.

Required Text:• Fulford, Bill, Tim Thornton, and George Graham. "Oxford textbook of

philosophy and psychiatry." (2006). (Available via IU Bookstore)

Assignments: This course will involve several different kinds of assignments.

The goals of these various assignments are to:

1.Acquaint you with various arguments, which have been presented in favor

of (or against) certain theories and approaches in psychiatry.2.Examine the history of psychiatry, introducing you to debate about

interpretation of the historical process, focusing on important individuals

and movements and drawing attention to recurrent ideas and themes.

3.Expose you to conceptual analysis by relating historical conceptual

problems to modern problems in psychiatry, and by examining some key

concepts (such as ‘mind’, ‘behavior’, ‘consciousness’, ‘theory’, ‘explanation’,

‘mental illness’, etc.)

4.Foster the development of your own abilities to present and evaluatearguments.

Points Breakdown of Assignments

Office Hours Visit 25 Points

http://www.amazon.com/Textbook-Philosophy-Psychiatry-International-Perspectives/dp/0198526954






Homework Exercises 400 Points

In-Class Presentation 175 Points

Midterm Exam 200 Points

Final Exam 200 Points

1000 Points TOTAL

Office Hours Visit (2.5%):Your first assignment will be to schedule an initial 10-

minute visit with your course instructor. This visit, which will take place during the

first two weeks of class will be an informal conversation primarily designed to

allow one-on-one face time between you and the instructor, a sort of “get-to-

know-you.” This visit will also serve to let you know where office hours will be

held, and to allow you to ask any questions you have regarding the course.

Homework Exercises (40%):Several homework exercises will be assigned

throughout the duration of the course. Each homework exercise will typically

include reading a short excerpt, thinking about that reading, and then responding

to several questions. The exercises can be found in the required textbook.

Class Presentation (17.5%): At the beginning of the semester, you will sign up

to focus on a particular kind of case of mental illness, and gather informationabout it. Then each student will give a brief (10-minute) presentation on that

particular kind of mental illness and the philosophical issues that arise. In

gathering information about your chosen illness, I especially want you to try to

find descriptions of what it is like to have the disorder; what goes through the

mind of the person with the disorder, how do they think about other people, how

do they live from day to day with the disorder? I encourage you to find memoirs,

novels, movies, documentaries, TV shows, blogs, newspaper articles, artwork,

poetry, music, and also clinical descriptions by mental health professionals, soyou get a variety of perspectives.

Midterm Exam (15%): The midterm exam will cover topics in the required text

from first part of the course (Parts I & 2).



Sep 2 Philosophical Problems in

Mental Health and Practical

Health

Chapter 2,

pp. 14-21

Chapter 2, Exercise 7

Due

Sep 4 Experiences Good and Bad:

An Introduction to

Psychopathology,

Classification, and Diagnosis

for Philosophers

Chapter 3,

pp. 33-46

Week 3: Part I (Continued)

Sep 7 Labor Day No Class

Sep 9 Philosophical Methods in

Mental Health and Practice

Chapter 3,

pp. 46-51;

Chapter 4,

pp. 61-73

Sep 11Philosophical Methods in


Chapter 4,

pp. 73-83

Week 4: Part I (Continued)



(continued)

Chapter 4,

pp. 61-73



(Continued)

Chapter 4,

pp. 73-83


Due

Sep 18In-class Presentations

Session One

Week 5: Part II: A philosophical history of psychopathology

Sep 21Philosophical outputs in

mental health practice andresearch

Chapter 6

Sep 23Philosophical outputs in

mental health practice and

research

Chapter 6

(continued)


Due

Sep 25A brief history of mental Chapter 7



disorder

Week 6: Part II (Continued)

Sep 28Karl Jaspers and General

Psychopathology

Chapter 8 Chapter 8, Exercise 6

Due

Sep 30Phenomenology and

Psychopathology

Chapter 9,

pp. 181-191

Oct 2 Phenomenology and

Psychopathology

Chapter 9,

pp. 191-197

Week 7: Part II (Continued)

Oct 5 Phenomenology and

Psychopathology

Chapter 9,

pp. 197-208


Due

Oct 7 MIDTERM EXAM

Oct 9 Fall Break No Class

Week 8: Part III: Philosophy of Science and Mental Health

Oct 12 Psychoanalysis: An

introduction to the

philosophy of science

Chapter 11,

pp. 245-254


introduction to the


Chapter 11,

pp. 254-271


introduction to the


Chapter 11,

pp. 271-283


Due

Week 9: Part III (Continued)

Oct 19 Psychopathology and the

theory dependence of Data

Chapter 12,

pp. 290-297



Chapter 12,

pp. 297-303



Chapter 12,

pp. 303-313


Due

Week 10: Part III (Continued)

Oct 26 Diagnosis, Explanation, and

Tacit Knowledge

Chapter 14,

pp. 386-391



Oct 28 Diagnosis, Explanation, and

Tacit Knowledge

Chapter 14,

pp. 391-403

Oct 30 In-class Presentations

Session Two


Due

Week 11: Part IV: Values, Ethics, and Mental Health

Nov 2 Tools of the Trade: an

introduction to psychiatric

ethics

Chapter 17,

pp. 470-479

Nov 4 Tools of the Trade: an

introduction to psychiatric

ethics

Chapter 17,

pp. 479-492

Nov 6 From bioethics to values-

based practice

Chapter 18,

pp. 499-509

Week 12: Part IV (Continued)

Nov 9 From bioethics to values-

based practice

Chapter 18,

pp. 509-519

Nov 11From bioethics to values-

based practice

Chapter 18,

pp. 519-530

Chapter 20,

pp. 567-

Nov 13Values in psychiatric

diagnosis

Chapter 20,

pp. 567-571

Week 13: Part IV (Continued)


diagnosis

Chapter 20,

pp. 571-578


diagnosis

Reich, W.

(1999).

Psychiatric

diagnosis as

an ethical

problem.

Nov 20In-Class Presentations

Session Three


Due

Week 14: THANKSGIVING BREAK



Nov

22-29

No Class No Class No Class

Week 15: Part V: Philosophy of Mind and Mental Health

Nov 30Mind, brain, and mental

illness: an introduction to the

philosophy of mind

Chapter 22,

pp. 614-619

Dec 2 Mind, brain, and mental

illness: an introduction to the

philosophy of mind

Chapter 22,

pp. 619-624

Chapter 22, Exercises 4-6

Dec 4 Agency, Causation, and

Freedom

Chapter 26,

pp. 718-727

Week 16: Part V (Continued)

Dec 7 Agency, Causation, and

Freedom

Chapter 26,

pp. 727-734

Dec 9 Knowledge of other minds Chapter 27,

pp. 739-750

Dec 11Knowledge of other minds Chapter 27,

pp. 750-756

Finals Week

Dec

14-18

Final Exam Review Session

TBA

FINAL EXAM

5:00-7:00 p.m., Wed.,

December 16

Emotional concerns: Discussing controversial issues connected with personal

experiences of mental illness and family dynamics can bring up powerful

emotions, especially for people with difficult or abusive experiences in their

past. So it is important that the classroom be a safe and supportive space for

everyone in it. If at any point during class you do experience overwhelming

emotions, then you are quite free to leave and take some time for

yourself. Please let me know either when you leave the classroom or afterwards.

Academic and Personal Problems. If you have problems that cause you to be

late with work or to miss a number of classes, please stay in communication by



phone, email, or by meeting with me in person. I will be willing to work with you

and sort out a way for you to still stay in the class and get a fair grade. If you miss

a number of classes or fail to hand in work on time but don't give me any

explanation then you risk failing the class.

Plagiarism:The Indiana University Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and

Conduct (2005) indicate that students may be disciplined for several different

kinds of academic misconduct. In particular the code states: Plagiarism is defined

as presenting someone else’s work, including the work of other students, as

one’s own. Any ideas or materials taken from another source for either written or

oral use must be fully acknowledged, unless the information is common

knowledge. What is considered 'common knowledge' may differ from course to

course. a. A student must not adopt or reproduce ideas, opinions, theories,formulas, graphics, or pictures of another person without acknowledgment. b. A

student must give credit to the originality of others and acknowledge an

indebtedness whenever: 1. Directly quoting another person’s actual words,

whether oral or written; 2. Using another person’s ideas, opinions, or theories; 3.

Paraphrasing the words, ideas, opinions, or theories of others, whether oral or

written; 4. Borrowing facts, statistics, or illustrative material; or 5. Offering

materials assembled or collected by others in the form of projects or collections

without acknowledgment." (quoted from Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities,

and Conduct, Part II, Student Responsibilities, Academic Misconduct)

For the full IU policy on plagiarism:http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/definition.html

Not sure? Take this self-test:http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/

Statement for Students with Disabilities

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute

that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities.

Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be

guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation

of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an

accommodation, please contactIU Disability Services for Students.

http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/definition.html

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http://www2.dsa.indiana.edu/dss/

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