The nature of delusion: psychologically explicable? psychologically inexplicable? philosophically explicable? Part 2

Hist Psychiatry. 2016 Mar;27(1):21-37. doi: 10.1177/0957154X15613741. Epub 2015 Nov 16.

Abstract

The first part of this article dealt with the extant formulations of delusion, psychiatric and psychological, suggestions which, respectively, regard delusion as psychologically inexplicable or explicable. All this was subjected to critique. This second part puts forward informed philosophical thesis whereby delusion can be explained within the philosophical movement known as phenomenology and, in particular, Max Scheler's version of this.

Keywords: 20th century; Delusion; Max Scheler; depression; schizophrenia.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Delusions*
  • Depressive Disorder / history*
  • Germany
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Philosophy*
  • Psychiatry / history*
  • Psychology / history*
  • Schizophrenia / history*