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4The Limits of Simulation for Understanding Mental Illness: Defending a Steinian Theory of EmpathyDialogue 61 (3): 395-405. 2022.RésuméJe défends que la théorie de l'empathie d'Edith Stein représente une solution de remplacement aux théories de l'empathie fondées sur la simulation. Les théories simulationnistes impliquent l'utilisation de ses propres ressources cognitives pour reproduire les états mentaux des autres en imaginant être dans leur situation. Je soutiens que cette compréhension de l'empathie est problématique dans le contexte des soins de santé mentale, car elle peut conduire à la cooptation et à l'assimilatio…Read more
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5Minimizing Stigma, Improving Care: An Investigation into Empathy and Narrative for Understanding the Lived Experience of SchizophreniaDissertation, York University. 2022.This dissertation explores a phenomenological account of empathy and narrative-based medicine. Its objective is to offer a sustained critical discussion of the benefits of a phenomenological account of empathy and narrative-based medicine for understanding the experiences of persons diagnosed with schizophrenia, improving therapeutic relationships, minimizing the stigma of mental illness, and supporting people with schizophrenia in their recovery. Part one of this dissertation critically examine…Read more
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916Reflections on Mental Health Stigma, Narrative, and the Lived Experience of SchizophreniaCanadian Journal of Practical Philosophy 4 25-43. 2020.I offer a preliminary examination on the importance of narrative for helping to overcome the issue of stigma surrounding mental illness, specifically schizophrenia. I maintain that engaging with first-person accounts of schizophrenia allows caregivers, and the broader general public, to better understand the phenomenological lived experiences of persons living with this mental health challenge and to better understand the experience of dealing with stigma. In doing so, I maintain that both careg…Read more
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47The Compatibility of Hegelian Recognition and Morality with the Ethics of CareJournal of the British Society for Phenomenology 50 (4): 285-304. 2019.ABSTRACTI draw connections between Hegel’s concepts of recognition and morality and demonstrate how they are compatible with an ethic of care. I explore Hegel’s Sittlichkeit and demonstrate the rol...
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Discussing the Issue of Informed Consent in Relation to Surrogacy ContractsPenn Bioethics Journal 2 (7): 12-15. 2012.This paper explores the nature of the legal doctrine of informed consent, particularly, in relation to the legitimacy of surrogacy contracts. By focusing on the Baby M case, it examines Lori B. Andrews’ argument that the doctrine of informed consent should apply to surrogacy contracts since, like other medical procedures, a woman’s consent to becoming a surrogate mother necessitates her awareness of the potential risks so that she can make an informed, conscientious decision. Andrews feels that …Read more
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13Breaking Down Barriers: Applying Lugones’ Concept of ‘World Travelling’ to Reduce Stigma Associated with SchizophreniaIn David G. Murray (ed.), Metaphysics 2015: Proceedings of the Sixth World Metaphysics Conference, . pp. 725-740. 2018.My paper explores Maria Lugones’ concept of “world travelling” and how we can use it for the purposes of engaging with people who have schizophrenia in order to reduce stigma. I argue that travelling to a schizophrenic person’s “world” can help us gain a better understanding of her situation and experiences and, as a result, I argue that the interpersonal interaction which world travelling facilitates can reduce the stigmatization associated with …Read more
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355Empathy, Asymmetrical Reciprocity, and the Ethics of Mental Health CareJournal of the Canadian Society for the Study of Practical Ethics 2 (1): 51-77. 2018.I discuss Young’s “asymmetrical reciprocity” and apply it to an ethics of mental health care. Due to its emphasis on engaging with others through respectful dialogue in an inclusive manner, asymmetrical reciprocity serves as an appropriate framework for guiding caregivers to interact with their patients and to understand them in a morally responsible and appropriate manner. In Section 1, I define empathy and explain its benefits in the context of mental health care. In Section 2, I discuss two p…Read more
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34“Defending the CRPD: Dignity, Flourishing, and the Universal Right to Mental Health.”International Journal of Human Rights 20 (8): 1264-1276. 2016.I argue that the right to mental health should be viewed as a universal human right and that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), as an international standard, protects it because it places a positive duty on states to actively promote the mental well-being of its citizens for the purpose of preserving their dignity and allowing them to flourish. I begin by discussing the discrimination that persons with psychiatric disabilities experience, including t…Read more
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67"Silent Voices, Hidden Knowledge: Ecological Thinking and the Role of Mental Health Advocacy."Dialogue 55 (1): 87-105. 2016.In Ecological Thinking, Lorraine Code argues that advocacy “often makes knowledge possible” and without it “certain kinds of knowing are impossible.” By acknowledging the value of subjectivity and testimony in knowledge creation, I argue that ecological thinking serves as an appropriate framework for engagement with individuals who are living with mental illnesses. Contrasted with the dominant Anglo-American epistemologies that involve excessive degrees of mastery and control (with the tendency …Read more
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