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- catalog abstract ""Madness is the central mystery of the human psyche. Our minds evolved to give us a faithful understanding of reality, to allow us to integrate into our communities, and to help us adapt our behaviour to our environment. Yet in serious mental illness, the mind does exactly the opposite of these things. The sufferer builds castles of imaginative delusion, fails to adapt, and becomes a stranger among his own people. Yet mental illness is no marginal phenomenon: it is found in all societies and all historical epochs, and the genes that underlie it are quite common. Furthermore, the traits that identify the madman are found in attenuated form in normal thinking and feeling. The persistence of madness, then, is a terrible puzzle from both an evolutionary and a human point of view." "In Strong Imagination, Daniel Nettle explores the nature of mental illness, the biological mechanisms that underlie it, and its link to creative genius. He goes on to consider the place of both madness and creative imagination in the evolution of our species."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12068061.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""Madness is the central mystery of the human psyche. Our minds evolved to give us a faithful understanding of reality, to allow us to integrate into our communities, and to help us adapt our behaviour to our environment. Yet in serious mental illness, the mind does exactly the opposite of these things. The sufferer builds castles of imaginative delusion, fails to adapt, and becomes a stranger among his own people. Yet mental illness is no marginal phenomenon: it is found in all societies and all historical epochs, and the genes that underlie it are quite common. Furthermore, the traits that identify the madman are found in attenuated form in normal thinking and feeling. The persistence of madness, then, is a terrible puzzle from both an evolutionary and a human point of view." "In Strong Imagination, Daniel Nettle explores the nature of mental illness, the biological mechanisms that underlie it, and its link to creative genius. He goes on to consider the place of both madness and creative imagination in the evolution of our species."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "From disease to difference and back again -- From nature to nurture and back again -- This taint of blood -- The storm-tossed soul -- The sleep of reason produces monsters -- Such tricks hath strong imagination -- The lunatic, the lover, and the poet -- Civilization and its discontents -- Staying sane.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-229) and index.".
- catalog extent "viii, 235 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0198507062 (hbk)".
- catalog identifier "019850876X (TSP pbk.)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "153.3 21".
- catalog subject "2002 E-097".
- catalog subject "616.89 21".
- catalog subject "Art and mental illness.".
- catalog subject "BF423 .N48 2001".
- catalog subject "Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)".
- catalog subject "Creativity.".
- catalog subject "Genius and mental illness.".
- catalog subject "Imagination.".
- catalog subject "Insanity (Law)".
- catalog subject "Mental illness.".
- catalog subject "Psychotic Disorders physiopathology.".
- catalog subject "Psychotic Disorders psychology.".
- catalog subject "WM 200 N475s 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "From disease to difference and back again -- From nature to nurture and back again -- This taint of blood -- The storm-tossed soul -- The sleep of reason produces monsters -- Such tricks hath strong imagination -- The lunatic, the lover, and the poet -- Civilization and its discontents -- Staying sane.".
- catalog title "Strong imagination : madness, creativity and human nature / Daniel Nettle.".
- catalog type "text".