Pathologies of Belief
Max Coltheart
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Description for Pathologies of Belief
Paperback. Accessible and authoritative account of a fast-developing inter-disciplinary research area. State-of-the-art papers by both psychologists and philosophers with a good mix of case studies and theory. Editor(s): Coltheart, Max; Davies, Martin. Series: Readings in Mind & Language. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
In this book, psychologists and philosophers describe and discuss a range of case studies of delusional beliefs, drawing out general lessons both for the cognitive architecture of the mind and for the notion of rationality, and exploring connections between the delusional beliefs that occur in schizophrenia and the flawed understanding of beliefs that is characteristic of autism.
In this book, psychologists and philosophers describe and discuss a range of case studies of delusional beliefs, drawing out general lessons both for the cognitive architecture of the mind and for the notion of rationality, and exploring connections between the delusional beliefs that occur in schizophrenia and the flawed understanding of beliefs that is characteristic of autism.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Readings in Mind & Language
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631221364
SKU
V9780631221364
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About Max Coltheart
Max Coltheart studied psychology at the University of Sydney and began his lecturing career there, subsequently teaching at the University of Waterloo in Canada and the University of Reading in England, before being appointed Professor of Psychology at Birkbeck College London, a position he held for twelve years before returning to Australia in 1987 to become Professor of Psychology at ... Read more
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