Rachel Cooper

Rachel Cooper (born 1974) is a British philosopher whose work primarily focuses on the philosophy of medicine and science, with a specific emphasis on the philosophy of psychiatry. She holds a professorship in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University. Cooper has made significant contributions to the field through her publications, including "Classifying Madness: A Philosophical Examination of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (2005), which critically analyzes the classification of mental disorders. She also authored "Psychiatry and the Philosophy of Science" (2007) and "Diagnosing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (2014). Her research explores the theoretical underpinnings of psychiatric classification and its philosophical implications.