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| Course Title: | Philosophy of Psychiatry and Psychology |
| Instructor: | Christian Perring |
| Street Address: | Dowling College Philosophy Dept. Oakdale NY 11769 |
| E-mail: | perringc@dowling.edu |
| Institution (Name / Type): | Dowling College Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) College |
| Course (Level / Type): | Upper level undergraduate lecture/seminar |
| Hours: | 3 hours per week, 14 weeks |
| Enrollment: | ~10 |
| Last Year Taught: | 1999 |
| Pre-Requisites: | 2 humanities or social science classes |
| Cross-Listing: | n/a |
| Teaching Assistants: | No |
| URL to Syllabus on Web: | http://www.angelfire.com/ms/perring/phl142.html |
| Date Submitted: | 6/9/2000 |
Reflections
Books: Abnormal Psychology in Context was useful as an introduction to mental disorders. Ethics of Psychiatry had plenty of useful articles. Mental Health and Social Policy was rather too dense and contained too much discussion of social policy to be very helpful for a philosophy class.
The difficulty in this class was in getting students to focus on philosophical issues: they tended to summarize psychological theories and ideas (e.g., existentialist psychotherapy) without engaging in philosophical discussion.
Syllabus Text
See course website at http://www.angelfire.com/ms/perring/phl142.html