The Myth of Irrationality: Science of the Mind from Plato to Star Trek John McCrone
In his first book "The Ape That Spoke", the author described the evolution of the human mind. In this book he applies his theories to the more colourful aspects of the mind - madness, creativity, humour, dreams - in the light of a coherent scientific "blueprint" of the mind that contradicts the persistent myth of irrationality.