... diseases of the mind were actually diseases of the brain. He offered a physiological account of “madness,” although today we would regard many of his explanations ridiculous. Burton, however, offered ... president of two divisions of the American Psychological Association: the division of the history of psychology and the division of theoretical and philosophical psychology. He is fellow of the ... established him as an authority in the history of psychology, philosophy of psychology, and psychology and law. He holds the position of adjunct professor of philosophy at Georgetown and, since 1991,...