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As with so many vague parts of the legal system they defer to 'judgement' and 'reason' AFAIK. More specifically, the judgement of an expert like a forensic psychiatrist. Any legal definition would probably be couched in vague terms like agency, sound mindedness, responsibility, etc which...

Just to reiterate - I'm still interested to see someone come up with a workable definition of 'illness'. Essentially what I'm wanting you to notice is that the problem here isn't really with 'mental illness', per se, but rather with illness in general. It is really hard to find a definition...

A couple comments: you wouldn't want to define illness as something which can be overcome, cured, or defeated as there are many bona fide medical conditions for which there is essentially no treatment. Also note that there are medical 'conditions' which similarly fall within a spectrum of...

Note, though, that "What is the definition of illness?" is not an empirical question. It is also one which is central to this debate. Once a suitable definition is provided we can appeal to evidence to help determine whether certain entities satisfy the definition (though this is more difficult...

Don't be so close minded. It ticks the right kind of boxes - it has a moral system, a way of life, rituals, metaphysics of the human person and spirit, etc.

As pointed out by PwarYeux, philosophically informed psychiatry is acutely aware of these issues. No doubt there is some 'fluff' out there, but it is an evolving science and there is some amazing work being done. I've attached a couple of my favourite recent articles showing beautiful...

A (seemingly) simple request: define illness. In fact, to all those who question the validity of psychiatric disorders I would be interested to see what you take the concept of illness to be.

There have been formal studies of sentiments relating to incest and data would seem to suggest that we have an aversion towards sleeping with individuals with whom we spent a lot of time as young children (see the Westermarck effect). See article: Does morality have a biological basis? An...

A sexy, sociable, geeky neuroscientist.

General awareness building. It's a way of keeping environmental issues in the public eye. The aim, I expect, is to change behavior in the short term - product choices, voting, and so forth.

"The main dangers of the car would be the radiation, nuclear waste and a possibility of a small nuclear meltdown." I totally want one.

Aye, kill it with fire.

Flawed, or potentially flawed, propositions: (1) Universe broken down is simply energy - Forgetting the emergence of physicochemical forces and laws after the big bang, as postulated by the physical sciences. The situation is not quite as basic as "simply energy", nor a single set of...

Kind of like the proposition 'all people are moral' with the qualifier 'disregarding those that are misguided'.

It's like a social version of the Toyota Prius.

Iron - just letting you know that you are my favourite wrought metal straw man.

Ideas for the mixing pot: I've attached an article you might find interesting. It considers the (Aristotelian) foundations of western ethics and thus why it may be individual- or ego-driven compared to the other-directed ethics found in Confucianism. Only tangentially relevant, but food for...

Whatever the god in question happens to deem repentance-worthy.

Thx.

Repent; promptly.