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Madness and Civilization
Book • 1973
In 'Madness and Civilization,' Michel Foucault analyzes the historical development of the concept of madness in Europe from the late Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century.
The book critiques the idea of history and the historical method, particularly focusing on how social structures, laws, politics, philosophy, and medicine have influenced the perception and treatment of insanity.
Foucault explores the transition from a time when the mad were integrated into everyday life to the era when they were confined in asylums, highlighting the 'Great Confinement' and the emergence of the asylum as a new institution.
The work also delves into the philosophical and cultural shifts that led to the modern understanding of madness and its separation from reason.
The book critiques the idea of history and the historical method, particularly focusing on how social structures, laws, politics, philosophy, and medicine have influenced the perception and treatment of insanity.
Foucault explores the transition from a time when the mad were integrated into everyday life to the era when they were confined in asylums, highlighting the 'Great Confinement' and the emergence of the asylum as a new institution.
The work also delves into the philosophical and cultural shifts that led to the modern understanding of madness and its separation from reason.
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Stephen West as an example of Foucault's work questioning societal treatment of the mentally ill.
Stephen West as an example of Foucault's work questioning societal treatment of the mentally ill.
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Episode #123 ... Michel Foucault pt. 3 - Power
Mentioned by Jonathan Rosen while discussing the impact of Foucault's ideas on the understanding of mental illness and the deinstitutionalization movement.
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‘My Friend’s Descent into Madness and Bloodshed’: An American Tragedy
Mentioned in the context of his work demonizing institutions of modernity.
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Why the West Turned on Itself | Maarten Boudry | Ep. 63
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Nick Gillespie in relation to his critique of power structures and their influence on societal norms.
Nick Gillespie in relation to his critique of power structures and their influence on societal norms.
Has political polarization been misunderstood? (with Nick Gillespie)
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Brian Harnetty as a text that Thomas Merton offered commentary on in his hermitage recordings.
Brian Harnetty as a text that Thomas Merton offered commentary on in his hermitage recordings.
Words and Silences: The Thomas Merton Hermitage Tapes
Mentioned by Cristina Vatulescu in the context of researching his traces in Polish secret police archives.
Cristina Vatulescu, "Reading the Archival Revolution: Declassified Stories and Their Challenges" (Stanford UP, 2024)
