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The Mind and its Discontents (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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The Mind and its Discontents (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
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The first edition of The Mind and its Discontents was a powerful
analysis of how, as a society, we view mental illness. In the ten
years since the first edition, there has been a growing interest in
the philosophy of psychiatry, and a new edition of this text is
more timely and important than ever.
In The Mind and its Discontents, Grant Gillett argues that an
understanding of mental illness requires more than just a study of
biological models of mental processes and pathologies. As intensely
social animals, he argues, we need to look for the causes of human
mental disorders in our interactions with others; in social
rule-following and its role in the organization of mental content;
in the power relations embedded within social structures and
cultural norms; in the way that our mental life is inscribed by a
cumulative life of encounters with others. Drawing upon work from
within the philosophy of mind, epistemology, post-modern
continental philosophy, and philosophy of language, he tries to
elucidate the nature of psychiatric phenomena involving disorders
of thought, perception, emotion, moral sense, and action. Within
this framework, a series of chapters analyze important psychiatric
disorders, such as depression, attention deficiency, autism,
schizophrenia, and anorexia. Along the way, Gillett explores the
nature of memory and identity; of hysteria and what constitutes
rational behavior, and of what causes us to lavel someone a
psychopath or deviant.
Updated, available in paperback, and more accessible than ever
before, the new edition of this fascinating book provides readers
with important insights into the causes and nature of psychosis. In
addition, Gillett's arguments have considerable implications for
the way in which we understand and treat people suffering from
psychiatric disorders. The Mind and its Discontents will be read by
researchers and postgraduate students in a range of academic areas,
including psychiatry, bioethics, philosophy of mind, social theory,
and clinical psychology. It will also be of considerable interest
to practicing psychiatrists.
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