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Realism and Anti-Realism about Mental Illness (2007)
Journal Article
Wrigley, A. (2007). Realism and Anti-Realism about Mental Illness. Philosophical Papers, 36(3), 371-397. https://doi.org/10.1080/05568641.2007.11733499

In this paper I provide an account of the metaphysical foundations of mental illness in terms of a realism debate. I motivate the importance of such metaphysical analysis as a means of avoiding some intractable problems that beset discussion of the c... Read More about Realism and Anti-Realism about Mental Illness.

Personal Identity, Autonomy and Advance Statements (2007)
Journal Article
WRIGLEY, A. (2007). Personal Identity, Autonomy and Advance Statements. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 24(4), 381-396. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5930.2007.00367.x

abstract  Recent legal rulings concerning the status of advance statements have raised interest in the topic but failed to provide any definitive general guidelines for their enforcement. I examine arguments used to justify the moral authority of suc... Read More about Personal Identity, Autonomy and Advance Statements.

Proxy consent: moral authority misconceived (2007)
Journal Article
Wrigley, A. (2007). Proxy consent: moral authority misconceived. Journal of Medical Ethics, 33(9), 527-531. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2006.019711

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 has provided unified scope in the British medical system for proxy consent with regard to medical decisions, in the form of a lasting power of attorney. While the intentions are to increase the autonomous decision making... Read More about Proxy consent: moral authority misconceived.

Structured Like A Monster: Understanding Human Difference Through A Legal Category (2007)
Journal Article
(2007). Structured Like A Monster: Understanding Human Difference Through A Legal Category. Law and Critique, 207 - 228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10978-007-9013-7

his article will argue that the legal idea of the monster offers to inform contemporary thinking in relation to outsiders. Drawing on the work of Foucault it will be contended that the process, whereby at least some human beings are positioned as out... Read More about Structured Like A Monster: Understanding Human Difference Through A Legal Category.