Justin Garson Ph.D.

About

Justin Garson, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York. He’s the author of The Madness Pill: The Quest to Create Insanity and One Doctor’s Discovery That Transformed Psychiatry (St. Martin’s Press, forthcoming). His most recent books are Madness: A Philosophical Exploration (Oxford, 2022) and The Biological Mind: A Philosophical Introduction, Second Edition (Routledge, 2022).

Books by Justin Garson Ph.D.

Recent Posts

Paranoid? You’re Not Alone

An interview with the founder of the National Paranoia Network, Peter Bullimore, about finding support for paranoid beliefs.

How Dyslexia Can Be an Advantage, Not a Drawback

A new book shows that dyslexia is a unique cognitive style with its own strengths.

The Art of Thinking Well

A towering philosopher and cognitive scientist reflects back on an iconoclastic career and shares some of his best thinking tools.

Do Each of Us Contain Multiples?

A philosopher explores the multiplicity of the self.

A Renaissance Secret for Overcoming Depression

Could a Renaissance masterpiece unlock the deeper meaning of depression?

Beyond the Chemical Imbalance Theory of Depression

A psychiatrist’s lonely battle to dismantle a broken system

Is Capitalism Making Us Sick?

Is unfettered capitalism the root of soaring rates of mental illness in the Western world?

Seeing Depression as Having a Purpose Could Aid Healing

Framing depression as a purposeful response to a life problem, rather than a pathology, can promote healing.

Revisiting a Medical Mystery

A new book explores the Morlok quadruplets, who went from national celebrities to schizophrenia sufferers. How should we think about the role of family dynamics in schizophrenia?

How the "Chemical Imbalance" Metaphor Harms Patients

A group of psychologists examines how the careless use of a metaphor can hinder recovery from depression.