Andrew Evans paper featured in New Work in Philosophy

Author: MacKenzie Rizzo

Andrew Evans


Andrew Evans', VAP in the Health, Humanities, & Society program, paper "Beyond biological and social normativity: varieties of norm deviation and the justification for intervention" was featured in New Work Philosophy

 

In the paper, Dr. Evans challenges what qualifies a condition of the mind to be considered a "mental disorder" by examining the current theoretical approaches used to define mental disorders - naturalism, normativism, and hybridism.

Evans raises the following questions: 

"Are biological and social norms the only sorts of norms relevant to mental disorder?  Should addressing norm deviations continue to be a major focus of mental healthcare?"


Link to the full article can be found here.