Table Of ContentTHE 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:
(cid:1) Modeling pain in philosophy
(cid:1) Modeling pain in neuroscience
(cid:1) Modeling pain in psychology
(cid:1) Pain in philosophy of mind
(cid:1) Pain in epistemology
(cid:1) Pain in philosophy of religion
(cid:1) Pain in ethics
(cid:1) Pain in medicine
(cid:1) Pain in law.
Aswellasfundamentaltopicsinthephilosophyofpainsuchasthenature,role,andvalueofpain,
many other important topics are covered including the neurological pathways involved in pain
processing;biopsychosocialandcognitive-behavioralmodelsofpain;chronicpain;painandnon-
humananimals;painandknowledge;controlledsubstancesforpain;painandplaceboeffects;and
painandphysician-assistedsuicide.
TheRoutledgeHandbookofPhilosophyofPainisessentialreadingforstudentsandresearchersin
philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, and ethics. It will also be very useful to
researchers of painfromany field, especially those inpsychology, medicine, and healthstudies.
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
researchtomakeprogressontopicsthatmatterwithinandbeyondtheacademy.Sheiscurrently
revisingamonograph,PainisNotaNaturalKind.
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CONTENTS
List of illustrations xi
List of contributors xiii
Acknowledgements xix
Introduction: Pain research: where we are and why it matters 1
Jennifer Corns
SECTIONI
The nature of pain – what is pain? 15
Part I-I
Modeling pain in philosophy 17
1 A brief and potted overview on the philosophical
theories of pain 19
Valerie Gray Hardcastle
2 Pain and representation 29
Brian Cutter
3 Evaluativist accounts of pain’s unpleasantness 40
David Bain
4 Imperativism 51
Colin Klein
5 Fault lines in familiar concepts of pain 60
Christopher S. Hill
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Part I-II
Modeling pain in neuroscience 71
6 Advances in the neuroscience of pain 73
Vania Apkarian
7 Neuromatrix theory of pain 87
Mathieu Roy and Tor D. Wager
8 A neurobiological view of pain as a homeostatic emotion 98
Irina A. Strigo and Arthur D. Craig
9 A view of pain based on sensations, meanings, and emotions 113
Donald D. Price
10 Pathophysiological mechanisms of chronic pain 124
Mick Thacker and Lorimer Moseley
Part I-III
Modeling pain in psychology 141
11 Psychological models of pain 143
Amanda C. de C. Williams
12 Biopsychosocial models of pain 154
Thomas Hadjistavropoulos
13 Psychogenic pain: Old and new 165
Mark D. Sullivan
14 Pain, voluntary action, and the sense of agency 175
Brianna Beck and Patrick Haggard
SECTIONII
Theoretical implications – why does pain matter, theoretically? 187
Part II-I
Pain in philosophy of mind 189
15 The lives of others: Pain in non-human animals 191
Paula Droege
16 Robot pain 200
Pete Mandik
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17 Pain and consciousness 210
David Pereplyotchik
18 Pain: Perception or introspection? 221
Murat Aydede
Part II-II
Pain in epistemology 233
19 Pain and rationality 235
Jonathan Cohen and Matthew Fulkerson
20 Pain and incorrigibility 245
Peter Langland-Hassan
21 Can I see your pain? An evaluative model of pain perception 255
Frédérique de Vignemont
22 Pain and cognitive penetrability 266
Hilla Jacobson
Part II-III
Pain in philosophy of religion 277
23 Sacred pain: The use of self-inflicted pain in religion 279
Ariel Glucklich
24 The role of pain in Buddhism: The conquest of suffering 288
Palden Gyal and Owen Flanagan
25 Pain and the divine 297
Trent Dougherty
26 The problem of pain in the philosophy of religion 307
Steve Layman
SECTIONIII
Practical implications – why does pain matter, practically? 317
Part III-I
Pain in ethics 319
27 Bad by nature: An axiological theory of pain 321
Olivier Massin
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