Download or read book Philosophical Perspectives on Psychiatric Diagnostic Classification written by John Z. Sadler and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A monograph of the Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry, this volume on the philosophy of psychiatric nosology begins with an essay on "Psychiatry and Its Nosology: A Historical- philosophical Overview," followed by 17 essays arranged in four sections: methods, psychopathology, values, and future prospects and alternatives. It includes as an appendix the seminal essay "Fundamentals of Taxonomy" by philosopher of science Carl G. Hempel. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR