Anneli Jefferson, "Are Mental Disorders Brain Disorders?" (Routledge, 2024)

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Adam Phillips, "The Life You Want" (FSG, 2026)

Where do we get ideas about the lives we want? And, what do we do - and fail to do - about actually getting them? In The Life You Want Adam Phillips uses psychoanalytic and literary approaches to show that we are obsessed by the idea of our lives being ones we want and enjoy rath ...  Show more

Gloria Sibson Ayob, "The Concept of Emotional Disorder" (Oxford UP, 2025)

The Concept of Emotional Disorder (Oxford University Press, 2025) is a philosophical and academic exploration of how society determines whether emotions are considered normal human experiences or emotional disorders. The book examines the concern that some ordinary emotions may b ...  Show more

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