| Going Sane Contributor(s): Phillips, Adam (Author) |
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ISBN: 0007155360 ISBN-13: 9780007155361 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: From one of the world's most respected and original psychoanalysts comes a groundbreaking and reassuring book on the nature of sanity and madness. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Mental Health - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General |
| Dewey: 616.89 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.3" W x 8" (0.38 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Being sane has long been defined simply as that bland and nebulous state of not being mentally ill. While writings on madness fill entire libraries, until now no one has thought to engage exclusively with the idea of sanity. In a society governed by indulgence and excess, madness is the state of mind we identify with most keenly. Though ultimately destructive, it is often credited as the wellspring of genius, individuality, and self-expression. Sanity, on the other hand, confounds us. One of the world's most respected psychoanalysts and original thinkers, Adam Phillips redresses this historical imbalance. He strips our lives back to essentials, focusing on how we--as human beings, parents, lovers, as people to whom work matters--can make space for a sane and well-balanced attitude to living. In a world saturated by tales of dysfunction and suffering, he offers a way forward that is as down-to-earth and realistic as it is uplifting and hopeful. |
Contributor Bio(s): Phillips, Adam: - Adam Phillips is the author of eleven previous books, including Side Effects and Houdini's Box. He writes regularly for the New York Times, the London Review of Books, and The Observer. He lives in London. |