Psychiatry and the Transcendental
Abstract
Since the Enlightenment of the 18th century, science has distanced itself from metaphysics and the transcendental. Psychiatry, as a relatively young discipline, has largely adopted these Enlightenment ideals, focusing on empiricism and objectivity. While certain schools, such as psychoanalysis, anthropological psychiatry, and anti-psychiatry, previously offered alternative perspectives, these have been marginalized in favor of a physicalist orientation that sidelines the subject and dismisses the transcendental.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Mental Health and Psychiatry
Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices
Medicine
History
and Philosophy
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 166–169
- Publication date
- 10 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter