Philosophical Psychopathology: Philosophy Without Thought Experiments

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.

Author: G. Young
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/06/2013
Pages: 207
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781137329318

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).