The Paradoxes of Delusion : Wittgenstein, Schreber, and the Schizophrenic Mind / Louis A. Sass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sass, Louis A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schreber, Daniel Paul, 1842-1911.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Delusions.

Psychiatry--Philosophy.

Psychiatry.

Schizophrenia.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 177 p. )

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. A Mind's Eye World

2. Enslaved Sovereign, Observed Spectator

3. A Vast Museum of Strangeness

Conclusion

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-169) and index.

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ISBN:

9781501732560

1501732560

OCLC:

1080549127