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On Delusion
Jennifer Radden
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Paperback. Delusions play a fundamental role in the history of psychology, philosophy and culture, dividing not only the mad from the sane but reason from unreason. What are delusions? How do they differ from everyday errors or mistaken beliefs? Are they scientific categories? This title explores these questions and more. Series: Thinking in Action. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; MMJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
Delusions play a fundamental role in the history of psychology, philosophy and culture, dividing not only the mad from the sane but reason from unreason. Yet the very nature and extent of delusions are poorly understood. What are delusions? How do they differ from everyday errors or mistaken beliefs? Are they scientific categories?
In this superb, panoramic investigation of delusion Jennifer Radden explores these questions and more, unravelling a fascinating story that ranges from Descartes’s demon to famous first-hand accounts of delusion, such as Daniel Schreber’s Memoirs of My Nervous Illness.
Radden places delusion in both a clinical and cultural context and ... Read more
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Thinking in Action
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415774482
SKU
V9780415774482
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About Jennifer Radden
University of Massachusetts, USA
Reviews for On Delusion
'Immensely welcome, erudite and informative, this book is a significant contribution to not just topically inventive pedagogy, but to literature on the puzzles, poignancies, and quandaries of delusion.' - George Graham, author of The Disordered Mind: An Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness 'A clearly written and accessible but also interesting and original account of many of ... Read more