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Madness and Civilization
Michel Foucault's 'Madness and Civilization' reveals how society's definitions of sanity and madness are not fixed truths, but historical constructs shaped by evolving power structures and the dictates of reason.
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“Michel Foucault's 'Madness and Civilization' reveals how society's definitions of sanity and madness are not fixed truths, but historical constructs shaped by evolving power structures and the dictates of reason.”
— Michel Foucault, Madness and Civilization
history of madness, social control, psychiatry
Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of history of madness, social control, psychiatry and better judgment in how they apply it.
Michel Foucault brings a credible and useful lens to history of madness, social control, psychiatry, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.