The Paradoxes of Delusion

The Paradoxes of Delusion
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 195
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ISBN-10 : 9781501732560
ISBN-13 : 1501732560
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Book Synopsis The Paradoxes of Delusion by : Louis A. Sass

Download or read book The Paradoxes of Delusion written by Louis A. Sass and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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