The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness (Penguin Psychology)
by R. D. Laing
R. D. Laing’s The Divided Self is an existential study of sanity and madness that examines psychological experience through the concept of a divided self. Combining psychological and philosophical perspectives, this influential work considers identity, inner life, and the interpretation of mental distress.
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The Divided Self is an existential study of sanity and madness by psychiatrist and writer R. D. Laing.
The book explores psychological experience through the idea of a divided self, placing questions of identity and inner life at the center of its inquiry.
Laing’s work offers a philosophical and psychological perspective on mental distress and the ways it may be understood.
This Penguin Psychology edition presents a notable contribution to discussions of psychiatry, existential thought, and human experience.
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