People who have real depression, may actually be missing something chemically.The burden of proof is not on people suffering from 'true depression'. The burden of proof is on those who say that depression cannot be cured, and if it is, then it's not true depression.
People who have real depression, may actually be missing something chemically.
Yet most of the people who have a criminal personality disorders, are not depressed,I wouldn't not how to cure a lack of conscience or empathy, but I don't think it's impossible.
Yet most of the people who have a criminal personality disorders, are not depressed,
but rather are lacking empathy.
I am not sure we can fix that. The best we might do is to render them harmless,
but we tried that, and the results created additional burdens on society.
(I am speaking of lobotomies and electro-shock)
We have a ways to go!This thread assumes that, in the future, we understand enough of the brain to treat severe personality disorders (e.g. turn the empathy 'switch' on).
`If evil comes from the mind, and not the soul, do you believe that someone who commits an evil act should be cured or imprisoned? Assuming that, in the future, treatment of severe personality disorders is available (e.g. cure for psychopathy, extreme sexual deviance, and severe anti-social behaviour).
Bonus thought: Is it even ethical to change someone's personality so that it conforms to society's norms?
Of course, the movie 'A Clockwork Orange' comes to mind... but lets assume that the treatment is more effective than the Ludovico Technique.
Separates them from those they want to harm and maybe provides some measure of satisfaction for the victims and families of victims.
There is also a bit of an absurdity in the idea that the government should rob people of their complete freedom and make them effectively slaves of the state when their mission is to protect the peoples freedom. I understand that crimes need punishments, but throwing people in a place that is one of the most dangerous places on the earth does nothing but make things worse.
That is, of course, complete and total bullsh*t. No offence.
Depression is treatable through medication and cognitive therapy. As many 'real mental illnesses' are.
If evil comes from the mind, and not the soul, do you believe that someone who commits an evil act should be cured or imprisoned? Assuming that, in the future, treatment of severe personality disorders is available (e.g. cure for psychopathy, extreme sexual deviance, and severe anti-social behaviour).
Bonus thought: Is it even ethical to change someone's personality so that it conforms to society's norms?
Of course, the movie 'A Clockwork Orange' comes to mind... but lets assume that the treatment is more effective than the Ludovico Technique.
I'm not sure how feasible it would be to think that serious psychopathies can be cured. Treated chemically and/or with therapy? Sure. It would be nice if actual cure were possible, and I would have no ethical issues whatsoever with that, assuming it was not mandatory and was not forced upon an individual, but was given as an option or alternative to imprisonment.