Paradoxes of Delusion

Wittgenstein, Schreber, and the Schizophrenic Mind

AvLouis A. Sass

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-06-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Cornell University Press
ISBN:9780801498992

Utforska kategorier

Psykiatri inom Medicin
Psykologi inom Psykologi och pedagogik
Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

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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.

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In this scholarly and well-written book, the author seeks to reinterpret Schreber by means of the following idiosyncratic syllogism: the doctrine of solipsism is central in Wittgenstein; solipsism is an explanation of schizophrenia; solipsism is an explaination of Schreber.(Psychoanalytic Books)