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Rewriting the soul: multiple personality and the sciences of memory

By Ian Hacking

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
1998
ISBN
069105908X, 9780691059082, 069103642X, 9780691036427, 9781400811939
LCC
RC569.5.M8 H33 1995
Open Library ID
OL1115910M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1851724 bytes)
Pages
346\346
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-06-26 00:49:36

Description

Ian Hacking is a brilliant thinker and an elegant writer. I read this book after one of my husband's friends suggested it. He said it was the best book he can ever remember reading (like me, he prefers to read good nonfiction).
After reading the book (during which I couldn't help marking particularly good passages because I knew I'd want to reread them), I have found myself refering to this book frequently in my own writing (I'm an academic) and conversation with my students. I must agree with my husband's friend: this is certainly one of the best books I've read.
If you enjoy smart analysis of contemporary culture and the frailties of sciences claiming to map the human mind, you will really enjoy this book. If you are a deep believer in the pure and virtuous authority of psychology, you will feel disturbed.

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