Description
"Moebius strip: a one-sided surface formed by holding one end of a rectangle fixed, rotating the opposite end through 180 degrees, and then applying it to the first end."-Webster's Third International Dictionary
In this intriguing book, Francis Schiller describes the philosophy, life, and work of Paul Moebius, tracing through them the beginnings of modern neuropsychiatry. Freud called Moebius "a pioneer of psychotherapy." The grandson of the inventor of the Moebius strip, he made important contributions to both neurology and psychiatry. The Leipzig physician had come to the study of medicine by way of philosophy. Consistent with his own "nonmaterialistic monism," he sought a unifying solution to the age-old problem of the relationship between the mind and the brain. Schiller aptly uses the geometrical puzzle invented by Moebius's grandfather to illustrate Moebius's view of this relationship.
A Moebius Strip is a unique exploration of nineteenth-century views of the "mind-body problem" and of the relationship between disorders of the brain and the psyche. It sheds light on the origins of modern psychotherapy and the concept of the unconscious, the formulation of hysteria as a psychogenic disorder, the localization of function in the brain, the relationship between neurology and psychiatry, and turn-of-the-century ideas about sex and behavior.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982.
About the Author
At the time of original publication, Francis Schiller, M.D., was Clinical Professor of Neurology and Senior Lecturer in the Department of the History of Health Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. He was a coeditor and contributor to The Founders of Neurology and the author of Paul Broca: Founder of French Anthropology, Explorer of the Brain.
Book Information
ISBN 9780520304192
Author Francis Schiller
Format Paperback
Page Count 142
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 181g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 8mm
In this intriguing book, Francis Schiller describes the philosophy, life, and work of Paul Moebius, tracing through them the beginnings of modern neuropsychiatry. Freud called Moebius "a pioneer of psychotherapy." The grandson of the inventor of the Moebius strip, he made important contributions to both neurology and psychiatry. The Leipzig physician had come to the study of medicine by way of philosophy. Consistent with his own "nonmaterialistic monism," he sought a unifying solution to the age-old problem of the relationship between the mind and the brain. Schiller aptly uses the geometrical puzzle invented by Moebius's grandfather to illustrate Moebius's view of this relationship.
A Moebius Strip is a unique exploration of nineteenth-century views of the "mind-body problem" and of the relationship between disorders of the brain and the psyche. It sheds light on the origins of modern psychotherapy and the concept of the unconscious, the formulation of hysteria as a psychogenic disorder, the localization of function in the brain, the relationship between neurology and psychiatry, and turn-of-the-century ideas about sex and behavior.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982.
About the Author
At the time of original publication, Francis Schiller, M.D., was Clinical Professor of Neurology and Senior Lecturer in the Department of the History of Health Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. He was a coeditor and contributor to The Founders of Neurology and the author of Paul Broca: Founder of French Anthropology, Explorer of the Brain.
Book Information
ISBN 9780520304192
Author Francis Schiller
Format Paperback
Page Count 142
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 181g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 8mm
