Paradoxes of Delusion Wittgenstein, Schreber, and the Schizophrenic Mind

Informationen zum Autor Louis A. Sass is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Rutgers University. He is the author of Madness and Modernism: Insanity in the Light of Modern Art, Literature, and Thought . Klappentext Insanity-in clinical practice as in the popular imagination-is seen as a state of believing things that are not true and perceiving things that do not exist. Most schizophrenics, however, do not act as if they mistake their delusions for reality. In a work of uncommon insight and empathy, Louis A. Sass shatters conventional thinking about insanity by juxtaposing the narratives of delusional schizophrenics with the philosophical writings of Ludwig Wittgenstein. Zusammenfassung Insanity—in clinical practice as in the popular imagination—is seen as a state of believing things that are not true and perceiving things that do not exist. Most schizophrenics, however, do not act as if they mistake their delusions for reality. In a...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Louis A. Sass
• Editore: Cornell University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 01.06.1995
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia
• EAN: 9780801498992
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-9899-2
• Numero di pagine: 208