La force injuste de la loi : Antisociaux, Déviants et Indésirables

“Dissocial ”personalities are non-schizophrenic adults characterized by an inability to conform to moral and social limits, to such an extent that they break legal behaviours. Generally, the cares they are given are based on the notion of “recall to the law”, implicitly referring to hypothetical moral standards that are supposed to determine human behaviour. Neglecting the concept of Freedom, such an approach rejects any autonomy they have a right to claim to “Dissocial” personalities, in the name of dignity due to every human being. It is to be shown that the concept of transgression or denial of the Law is inappropriate to understand those personalities, for there are no supernatural moral standards the origin of which would be external to mankind. The debate will focus on the question of the “anti-social” committing finality in relation to the unity of Reason, since to maintain the latter is a concern, which the “dissocial” personalities do not refute, in the name of a respect for their own dignity. As they are always in search of recognition, antisocial personalities do not withdraw challenge, but are not able to get through. Against the current opinion, the author propose to base the treatment approach on values, instead of law, such as self esteem and trust, in order to support Antisocial personalitie’s surch for dignity.