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On Delusion (Paperback)
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On Delusion (Paperback)
Series: Thinking in Action
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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 explores a fascinating range of themes:
delusions as both individually and collectively held, including the
phenomenon of folies a deux; spiritual and religious delusions, in
particular what distinguishes normal religious belief from
delusions with religious themes; how we assess those suffering from
delusion from a moral standpoint; and how we are to interpret
violent actions when they are the result of delusional thinking. As
well as more common delusions, such as those of grandeur, she also
discusses some of the most interesting and perplexing forms of
clinical delusion, such as Cotard and Capgras.
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