Broken wills and ill beliefs: Szaszianism, expressivism, and the doubly value-laden nature of mental disorder
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-023-04427-5
Abstract: Critical psychiatry has recently echoed Szasz’s longstanding concerns about medical understandings of mental distress. According to Szaszianism, the analogy between mental and somatic disorders is illegitimate because the former presuppose psychosocial and ethical norms, whereas… read more here.
Keywords: value; value laden; doubly value; psychopathology ... See more keywords
Rethinking Geographic Diversity in Value-laden Ideals of Science
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DOI: 10.1017/psa.2025.10145
Abstract: In this paper, I stress the need to broaden the scope of diversity in value-laden ideals of science to include geographic diversity. I argue that egalitarian and normic ideals have conceptual limitations when considering this… read more here.
Keywords: laden ideals; diversity value; science; value laden ... See more keywords
We Should not Align Quantitative Measures with Stakeholder Values
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DOI: 10.1017/psa.2025.10154
Abstract: There is a growing consensus among philosophers that quantifying value-laden concepts can be epistemically successful and politically legitimate if all value-laden choices in the process of quantification are aligned with stakeholder values. I argue that… read more here.
Keywords: value laden; stakeholder values; quantitative measures; align quantitative ... See more keywords