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

by Louis A. Sass (Author)

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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This book presents a novel, interesting, and altogether persuasive interpretation of the most important psychotic case of modern times. An excellent writer, Sass has fashioned what might have been a highly abstract analysis into an exciting story.

Author Biography

Louis A. Sass is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Rutgers University. He is the author of Madness and Modernism: Insanity in the Light of Modern Art, Literature, and Thought.