Twelfth Annual Meeting of
the Association for the Advancement of Philosophy & Psychiatry
The Palmer House Hilton
Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 13 & 14, 2000
One of the enduring philosophical and psychological problems in the Western world is the role of reason and rationality in various human ideals and endeavors. The history of art and ideas reflects the pendulum swings marking the ascendency of reason and its many alternatives: irrationality, emotionality, intuitiveness, romanticism, subjectivism, creative inspiration, mysticism. Both within and without Western culture, the place of rationality in attaining knowledge and wisdom is often challenged. There are scientific debates about the place of rationality as a determinant of human action and as a normative concept in defining the healthy personality. Philosophers and psychiatrists both make judgments about rationality and irrationality in their daily work. What theories and criteria guide these judgments? Are such criteria universal, or particularistic and culture-bound, and if the latter, how are specific rationality criteria selected? Once the issue of judgments is raised, further questions of power, responsibility, and ethical stance arise. Who should be empowered to make determinations of rationality, and what epistemic, ontological, and sociopolitical weight do they bear?
The relationship between irrationality and insanity, and the question of the primacy of emotional (affective) versus rational (cognitive) disturbances in the genesis, expression and treatment of mental illness remain major points of contention in discussions about psychopathology.
SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2000
Salon I, Level 3
9:00 Welcome & Brief Business Meeting - Jennifer H. Radden, D.Phil.
SESSION I
Moderator – Patricia S. Greenspan, Ph.D.
9:15 Affectivity, Rationality, Action, & Choice - George J. Agich, Ph.D.
10:00 Shortcomings of Linguistic/Logical Models in Psychotherapy:
An Ontological Critique - Louis S. Berger, Ph.D.
10:45 BREAK
11:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS I
Moral Agency & Criminal Insanity - John Deigh, Ph.D.
12:10 LUNCH BREAK
SESSION II
Moderator – Donald Mender, M.D.
1:30 The Limits of Rationality in Psychotherapy - Deborah Spitz, M.D.
2:15 Principles of Charity in the Interpretation of
Psychopathology - Christian Perring, Ph.D.
3:00 BREAK
3:30 Emotions & Rationality - Patricia S. Greenspan, Ph.D.
4:15 A Basic Model of Modular Rationality - Dr. David Graves
5:00 RECEPTION - Monroe Room, Level 6
SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2000 Room H, Level 6
SESSION III
Moderator – John Z. Sadler, M.D.
9:15 The Role of Rationality in a Naturalistic Account of
Mental Health & Disease - Patricia A. Ross, Ph.D.
10:00 Rationality, Psychotherapy & the
Ideals of Mental Health - Robert L. Woolfolk, Ph.D.
10:45 BREAK
11:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS II
Rethinking Rationality & Irrationality: Perspectives from
Cognitive Neuroscience & Psychoanalysis - Drew Westen, Ph.D.
12:10 LUNCH BREAK
SESSION IV
Moderator – Richard Keshen, Ph.D.
1:30 Greek Psychotherapy: Can Reason Guide Life? - S. Nassir Ghaemi, M.D.
2:15 Agency, Authenticity, & Happiness, or,
The Problem of Human Irrationality - Sarah Hamady
3:00 BREAK
3:30 Emotions & Force - York Gunther, Ph.D.
4:15 The Anatomy of a Delusion - James Phillips, M.D.
5:00 ADJOURN
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
George J. Agich, Ph.D., Department of Bioethics, Cleveland Clinic
Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, agichg@cesmtp.ccf.edu
Louis, S. Berger, Ph.D., Psychology, San Antonio, Texas, lsberger@express-news.net
John Deigh, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, jdeigh@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
S. Nassir Ghaemi, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, nghaemi@partners.org
Dr. David Graves, The Academic College of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel, graves@inter.net.il
Patricia S. Greenspan, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy, University of
Maryland, College Park, Maryland, pg20@umail.umd.edu
York Gunther, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy, Stanford University, Stanford,
California, ygunther@stanford.edu
Sarah Hamady, New York, New York, seh21@columbia.edu
Richard Keshen, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy, University College of Cape Breton, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, keshen@uccb.na.ca
Donald A. Mender, M.D., Psychiatry, Mamaroneck, New York, solzitsky@aol.com
Christian Perring, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies, Dowling College, Oakdale, New York, cperring@yahoo.com
James Phillips, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, Milford, Connecticut, james.phillips@yale.edu
Patricia A. Ross, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy, Minnesota Center for the Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, rossx035@tc.umn.edu
John Z. Sadler, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, sadler@utsw.swmed.edu
Deborah Spitz, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, dspitz@lifespan.org
Drew Westen, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, The Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts, dw@wih.harvard.edu
Robert L. Woolfolk, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Princeton University,
Princeton, New Jersey, woolfolk@princeton.edu
PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Patricia S. Greenspan, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy, University of
Maryland, College Park, Maryland, pg20@umail.umd.edu
Jerome L. Kroll, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of
Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, kroll001@maroon.tc.umn.edu
LOCATION
The Palmer House Hilton
17 E. Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois
Saturday, May 13
Paper Sessions – Salon I, Level 3
Reception – Monroe Room, Level 6
Sunday, May 14
Paper Sessions – Room H, Level 6
FOR INFORMATION
Linda Muncy, Department of Psychiatry,
UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas,
Texas 75390-9070, Tel: 214-648-4959, Fax: 214-648-4967,
Linda.Muncy@email.swmed.edu
NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED (There Is No Fee for Attendance)
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