The Measure of Madness(1st Edition) Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Delusional Thought (Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology) by PhilipGerrans, Kim Sterelny, Robert A. Wilson Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2014 by A Bradford Book ISBN-13: 978-0-262-02755-7, ISBN: 0-262-02755-0
"In The Measure of Madness, Philip Gerrans offers a novel explanation of delusion. Over the last two decades, philosophers and cognitive scientists have investigated explanations of delusion that interweave philosophical questions about the nature of belief and rationality with findings from cognitive science and neurobiology. Gerrans argues that once we fully describe the ..."
"A unique interdisciplinary collection of papers and commentaries by leading researchers and rising scholars, representing the latest research on consciousness, mind, and brain.This collection offers the most comprehensive collection on consciousness, brain, and mind available. It gathers 39 original papers by leaders in the field followed by commentaries written by emerging scholars and replies by the original paper's authors. Taken tog ..."
Life and Mind Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology Ser.: The Measure of Madness : Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Delusional Thought by PhilipGerrans 304 Pages, Published 2014 by Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-32098-6, ISBN: 0-262-32098-3
"As Shitij Kapur (2003, 2004) points out, transient episodes of this nature are not
abnormal, but in delusional subjects dopamine dysregulation ensures that their
hypersalience gives representations of objects or scenes a halo of significance ..."
"In Disturbed Consciousness, philosophers and other scholars examine various psychopathologies in light of specific philosophical theories of consciousness. The contributing authors -- some of them discussing or defending their own theoretical work -- consider not only how a theory of consciousness can account for a specific psychopathological condition but also how ..."