Philosophical Psychopathology: Philosophy Without Thought Experiments

Philosophical Psychopathology: Philosophy Without Thought Experiments

G. Young
$63.24
Publication Date: November 6th, 2013
Publisher:
Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN:
9781137329318
Pages:
207
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Description

This book uses rare pathologies to inform questions on topics such as consciousness and rationality. Rather than trying to answer these by inventing far-fetched scenario or 'thought experiments', it is better to utilize a rich but under-used clinical resource.

About the Author

Garry Young is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK. He is the author of Ethics in the Virtual World: The Morality and Psychology of Gaming, Delusional Misidentification and Transcending Taboos: A Moral and Psychological Examination of Cyberspace (co-authored, M.T. Whitty).