Introduction 1. Delusions and Cultural Meaning 2. Varieties of Clinical Delusion 3. Controversies Dividing Researchers 4. Delusions as Incomprehensible and Meaningless 5. Folies à deux and the Madness of Crowds 6. Spiritual Delusions 7. Delusions and Vices 8. Delusion and Violence. Index
University of Massachusetts, USA
'Immensely welcome, erudite and informative, this book is a
significant contribution to not just topically inventive pedagogy,
but to literature on the puzzles, poignancies, and quandaries of
delusion.' - George Graham, author of The Disordered Mind: An
Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness'A clearly
written and accessible but also interesting and original account of
many of the core issues surrounding delusions. - Lisa Bortolotti,
Birmingham University, UK
'Immensely welcome, erudite and informative, this book is a
significant contribution to not just topically inventive pedagogy,
but to literature on the puzzles, poignancies, and quandaries of
delusion.' - George Graham, author of The Disordered Mind: An
Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness'A clearly
written and accessible but also interesting and original account of
many of the core issues surrounding delusions. - Lisa Bortolotti,
Birmingham University, UK
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