The Meaning of Madness - Brossura

Burton, Neel

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0956035302 ISBN 13: 9780956035301

Casa editrice: Acheron Pr, 2008

Riassunto

This book proposes to open up the debate on mental disorders, to get people interested and talking, and to get them thinking. For example, what is schizophrenia? Why is it so common? Why does it affect human beings and not animals? What might this tell us about our mind and body, language and creativity, music and religion? What are the boundaries between mental disorder and 'normality'? Is there a relationship between mental disorder and genius? These are some of the difficult but important questions that this book confronts, with the overarching aim of exploring what mental disorders can teach us about human nature and the human condition.

Dr Neel Burton qualified in neuroscience and medicine from the University of London and is a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He is the the author of several books, including a prize-winning textbook of psychiatry and a prize-winning self-help book for people with schizophrenia. He lives and teaches in Oxford.

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Recensione:

A riveting read for anyone looking for a window into the world of mental disorder... --Professor Robert Howard, Dean, The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Most books on mental disorder are either polemical or over-technical. This remarkable book by contrast provides a highly readable and at the same time authoritative account that by combining literary and scientific sources shows the deep connections between 'madness' and some of our most important attributes as human beings. --Professor Bill Fulford, University of Oxford

Burton somehow avoids oversimplification. This is all the more remarkable, since his scope is fairly all-embracing, switching smoothly from side-effects of lithium to the nature of existential anxiety, to the quest for meaning in life... His writing is frequently almost poetic, yet he is capable of being crisply definitive... Ultimately this is a work of contradictions, an undemanding read that could challenge your view of the world. --Medical Journalists' Association

L'autore:

Dr Neel Burton is a psychiatrist and philosopher who lives and teaches in Oxford, England. His other books include 'Master your Mind - The Mental Health Guide' and 'Plato's Shadow - A Primer on Plato', both also with Acheron Press.

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• Editore: Acheron Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0956035302
• ISBN 13: 9780956035301
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 202