Delusion and Self-Deception: Affective and Motivational Influences on Belief Formation

By Tim Bayne

Book Overview

This volume is an interdisciplinary examination of the relationship between delusions and self-deception, bringing recent work on motivated reasoning to bear on the problems posed by these forms of pathological belief. The volume will appeal to cognitive scientists, clinicians and philosophers interested in the nature of belief and the disturbances to which it is subject.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138876755
• ISBN13: 9781138876750
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"