The Meaning of Madness

The Meaning of Madness
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Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 1913260038
ISBN-13 : 9781913260033
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Download or read book The Meaning of Madness written by Neel Burton and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-11 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This award winning book opens up the debate on mental disorders. For example, what is schizophrenia? Why does it affect human beings but not other animals? What might this tell us about our mind and body, language and creativity, music and religion? What are the boundaries between 'madness' and 'normality'? And what about genius?


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