title: Max Scheler's theory of the hierarchy of values and emotions and its relevance to current psychopathology.
abstract: The philosopher Max Scheler (1874-1928) set out a hierarchical theory of values and emotions in the early twentieth century. This inspired Kurt Schneider to distinguish two sorts of depressive illness, each conforming to a Störung (disorder) in different levels of Scheler's hierarchy. No other psychopathologist, except Stanghellini, gave the matter much attention. I believe that Scheler's theory is a rich source of insight into psychopathology, general and neuropsychiatric. I therefore give an account of Scheler's scheme, review its extant applications (Schneider's, Stanghellini's), and present suggestions as to its continuing potential relevance in a wide range of psychopathological conditions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychiatry, London jccutting@outlook.com.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cutting
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000266:history; D004644:Emotions; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011599:Psychopathology / Q000266:history*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000266:history
keywords: Depressive illness; Kurt Schneider; Max Scheler; emotion; psychopathology; schizophrenia