Critical Madness Theory a Way of Interpreting Irrational Behavior as Political Action
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Edwin Mellen Press
2012
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| Online-Zugang: | DE-1046 DE-1047 |
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| Beschreibung: | CRITICAL MADNESS THEORY: A Way of Interpreting Irrational Behavior as Political Action; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3a; Chapter 3b; Chapter 4; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index In philosophical and economic traditions it is common place to discuss agency as rational and self-interested. This book examines how therapeutic practices in bi-polar support groups actually contradict this baseline presupposition. Can irrational people whose behavior does not correspond to their own personal interests be viewed as political agents, and this book argues yes. How does the madness inherent in mental illness factor into political organizing in radical groups like anarchists, and how can a new existential-phenomenological philosophy, which Dr. Kaye creates, help us to better unde |
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| Beschreibung: | 258 pages |
| ISBN: | 9780773418141 0773418148 |