| 7 Jan 2010 - 8 Jan 2010 | All day | CRASSH, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge | |
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Description
Registration for this event is now closed. Please note, on-the-day registration is not permitted.
Convenor
Dr Lubomira Radoilska (Wellcome Trust Research Fellow, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge)
Conference summary
This conference aims to identify and explore some underlying connections between the concepts of autonomy, decisional capacity, and mental disorder. It will provide a forum for philosophers, psychiatrists, legal experts, and other professionals whose work builds on these challenging concepts. The questions, we shall address include:
• Does the notion of capacity necessarily involve some evaluative components? How does it relate to the notion of autonomy?
• What are the defining features of mental disorder? Should they comprise distress and diminished control over one’s actions?
• Is the focus on patient autonomy helpful in the context of mental healthcare? Does it unwittingly undermine both considerations of privacy and the rationale for practical assistance?
• Could philosophical conceptions of autonomy account for psychiatric cases, in which autonomy is deemed to be compromised? Would the standard distinction between moral and personal autonomy be applicable?
Further information
Abstracts and further conference materials will be e-mailed to registered participants one month in advance. Each session will consist of three 20-minute talks and a follow-up discussion, with a 15-minute coffee break in-between. If you would like to attend the Conference Dinner, please contact Mr Sam Mather.
We are unable to arrange accommodation, however, the following websites may be of help.
http://www.visitcambridge.org/index.php
http://www.cambridgerooms.co.uk/
NB. CRASSH is not able to help with the booking of delegate accommodation.
Conference sponsors
The conference is jointly sponsored by the Wellcome Trust and the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH).
Administrative assistance: Anna Malinowska (Conference Programme Manager, CRASSH)
