Mental Illness and Moral Discernment: A Clinical Psychiatric Perspective
As a contribution to a wider discussion on moral discernment in theological anthropology, this paper seeks to answer the question “What is the impact of mental illness on an individual’s ability to make moral decisions?” Written from a clinical psychiatric perspective, it considers recent contributi...
| Nebentitel: | "Theme: How Discernment between Good and Evil shapes the Dynamics of the Human Journey" |
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| VerfasserInnen: | ; |
| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham
[2020]
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| In: |
European journal for philosophy of religion
Jahr: 2020, Band: 12, Heft: 4, Seiten: 191-211 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Geistesstörung
/ Moralisches Urteil
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| IxTheo Notationen: | AE Religionspsychologie NCA Ethik NCB Individualethik |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Free Will
B Determinism B Mental Illness B Moral Responsibility B Neuropsychology B Theological Anthropology B Psychiatry |
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| Zusammenfassung: | As a contribution to a wider discussion on moral discernment in theological anthropology, this paper seeks to answer the question “What is the impact of mental illness on an individual’s ability to make moral decisions?” Written from a clinical psychiatric perspective, it considers recent contributions from psychology, neuropsychology and imaging technology. It notes that the popular conception that mental illness necessarily robs an individual of moral responsibility is largely unfounded. Most people who suffer from mental health problems do not lose the capacity to make moral decisions, and mental illness on its own rarely explains anti-social or criminal behaviour. Moreover, the assumptions of some scientists, that recent developments in neuropsychology and brain imaging suggest biological determinism, must be treated with caution. |
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| Enthält: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v12i4.3530 |