The Paradoxes of Delusion: Wittgenstein, Schreber, and the Schizophrenic Mind

by Louis A. Sass

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801498996
• ISBN13: 9780801498992
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher