Corns - The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Pain

The phenomenon of pain presents problems and puzzles for philosophers who want to understand its nature. Though pain might seem simple, there has been disagreement since Aristotle about whether pain is an emotion, sensation, perception, or disturbed state of the body. Despite advances in psychology, neuroscience, and medicine, pain is still poorly understood and multiple theories of pain abound.

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Pain is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems, and debates in this exciting and interdisciplinary subject and is the first collection of its kind. Comprising over 30 chapters by a team of international contributors, the Handbook is divided into nine clear parts:

Modeling pain in philosophy

Modeling pain in neuroscience

Modeling pain in psychology

Pain in philosophy of mind

Pain in epistemology

Pain in philosophy of religion

Pain in ethics

Pain in medicine

Pain in law.

As well as fundamental topics in the philosophy of pain such as the nature, role, and value of pain, many other important topics are covered including the neurological pathways involved in pain processing; biopsychosocial and cognitive-behavioral models of pain; chronic pain; pain and nonhuman animals; pain and knowledge; controlled substances for pain; pain and placebo effects; and pain and physician-assisted suicide.

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Pain is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, and ethics. It will also be very useful to researchers of pain from any field, especially those in psychology, medicine, and health studies.

Jennifer Corns is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, UK. Her published research focuses on pain and affect. She aims to use philosophical tools and evaluate empirical research to make progress on topics that matter within and beyond the academy. She is currently revising a monograph, Pain is Not a Natural Kind.

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Edited by Jennifer Corns

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Names: Corns, Jennifer, editor.

Title: The Routledge handbook of philosophy of pain / edited by Jennifer Corns.

Description: 1 [edition]. | New York : Routledge, 2017. | Series: Routledge handbooks in philosophy | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016040765 | ISBN 9781138823181 (hardback : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781315742205 (e-book)

Subjects: LCSH: Pain--Philosophy.

Classification: LCC BJ1409 .R58 2017 | DDC 128/.4--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016040765

ISBN: 978-1-138-82318-1 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-315-74220-5 (ebk)

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Sunil Kumar Aggarwal, MD, PhD, FAAPMR, is a hospice and palliative medicine physician and medical geographer.He practices privately and with Tacoma, Washington-based MultiCare Health System where he is a Consulting Physician and an Associate Hospice Medical Director. He is an Affiliate Assistant Professor of Geography and Clinical Instructor in the School of Medicine at the University of Washington. Read more of his work at Cannabinologist.org.

Vania Apkarian is a Professor of Physiology, Anesthesia, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago. He has been studying brain mechanisms of acute and chronic pain in humans using neuroimaging technology, and in rodent models using electrophysiology, pharmacology, and more recently optogenetic and chemogenetic techniques combined with neuroimaging technology. His prime interest is expanding knowledge regarding brain physiology and perception.

Murat Aydede is Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. He works in the areas of philosophy of mind, psychology, and perception.

David Bain is Reader in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. He was Principal Investigator of the Pain Project (201213) and the Value of Suffering Project (201316) and has published on the philosophy of language, color, perception, and especially pain.

Brianna Beck is a Research Associate in the Action and Body group at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London.

Carolyn Berryman is a physiotherapist and a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Body in Mind research group. She has over twenty years experience as a clinician, a clinical educator, and senior lecturer in pain sciences, primarily for physiotherapy students.

Jonathan Cohen is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. He works principally in the philosophy of mind, language, and perception, and is the author of