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On the Nature of PsychopathyDaniel D. MoseleyUniversity of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Gary J. GalaClinical Assistant Professor October 4, 2012 The Neurobiology of Social Disruption: International Perspectives of Psychiatry, Pathology and Society, Fabrice Jotterand and James Giodorno, eds., Potomic Institute Press, 2013 Abstract: The primary goal of this essay is to clarify the concept of psychopathy and distinguish it from other, related, concepts. We contend that the paradigmatic trait of psychopathy is a propensity to violence that is accompanied by a lack of conscience. We also argue that conceptual clarity on this point is important for devising empirical criteria for identifying psychopaths. We also argue that a full theory of psychopathy will require one to utilize theories and assumptions that pertain to central issues in meta-ethics.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 16 Keywords: psychopath, sociopath, conscience, mental illness, RD Hare, DSM Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: October 5, 2012Suggested Citation |
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