The Logics of Delusion

by Remo Bodei

Delusion, has traditionally been presented as synonymous with irrationality (absurdity, groundlessness, error, chaos), while its mirror image, reason (rationality), has been defined in terms of evidence, demonstrability, truth and order. Over time, the two concepts have become complementary. And, perhaps the most illustrious trend of modern philosophy - the introduction of so-called "rationalism" into common sense - in seeking to imitate the successes of the mathematical and physical sciences, has adopted a model that is, strictly speaking, inappropriate to the human world. Unable to find such a model within itself it has abandoned large and crucial areas of individual and social existence to the thorns and thickets of ignorance, while leaving the task of establishing their regime to political and religious power, to history, tradition, habit and fate.

Genres: Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

[IT] Nato a Cagliari nel 1938, si laurea in filosofia all’Università di Pisa. Attualmente insegna presso l’Università di California a Los Angeles (dal 1992) e ricopre la cattedra di Storia all’Università di Pisa. Oltre a numerosi articoli e traduzioni, tra le pubblicazioni più recenti figurano, tra gli altri, Le forme del bello (Il Mulino, 1995), La filosofia nel Novecento (Donzelli, 1997), Una scintilla di fuoco. Invito alla filosofia (Zanichelli, 2005) e Paesaggi sublimi. Gli uomini davanti alla natura selvaggia (Bompiani, 2008). Più recentemente la sua ricerca filosofica si è orientata sul tema del desiderio, ovvero sulla funzione delle passioni volte al conseguimento di migliori condizioni di vita.

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[Cristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

"El futuro no es lo que más se trastorna, dado que se le considera mera prolongación de un presente inaceptable. [...] veo el porvenir como una repetición del pasado"

[Marta Ch]

It was the version in Portuguese. In the beginning, it was quite boring but later it started to make sense for me even though it was something that we face every day. I ask myself how much do we know about the delirium? What is delirium? Who is having a delirium is a mad person or a normal one? What is a normal person and what is a mad person?